Halima Dangote

At the American Intercontinental University, London in United Kingdom, she obtained her Bachelors’ Degree in Marketing. Halima also obtained a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Webster Business School also in United Kingdom.

Halima also furthered her education by attending different leadership development programs such as the Program for Leadership Development (PLD) at Harvard Business School. At the Kellogg School of Management, she attended the Executive Development Program and also Finance and Accounting for Non-Financial Executives at Columbia Business School.[1][2][3]

Halima worked as a Business Analyst with KPMG Professional Services before quitting and joining Dangote industrial limited in 2008. In 2019, she was announced as the new Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations of Dangote Industries Limited also known as Dangote Group. However, she has held several executive positions and has acquired 12 years of professional experience in business.

While she was the Executive director of Dangote Flour Mills, she turned the company's revenue from a loss to profit using several initiatives. Under her administration, a World ‘Puff Puff’ Day was introduced by the Dangote Flours Mills and to be celebrated annually on October 27th. During the celebration, Dangote Flours Mills broke the Guinness world records for world's largest puff-puff pyramid.[4][5]

She also served as an Executive Director of NASCON Allied Industries PLC, a member of the Dangote Group of companies that manufactures salt, food seasonings and food consumption related products. Although, she is now a member of the board of directors, a non-executive member. She is also a Trustee of the Aliko Dangote Foundation.

Halima is also known for having a strong passion for women empowerment. She is a member of the Women Corporate Directors (WCD). She is also a board member at Endeavour Nigeria and the President of the Board of the Africa Centre in New York.[6][7][8]

Halima Dangote is the second daughter of the Nigerian billionaire, Aliko Dangote who also is the great-grandson of Sanusi Dantata.[9]

Halima met her spouse, Sulaiman Sani Bello while schooling in the university in the UK. They fell in love and got married in August 2008 in Kano State, Nigeria.[10] After getting married, she didn't change or add her husband's name to her name. According to Nigeria traditions, after marriage a woman bears her husband name. However, Halima still bears her father's name 'Dangote' instead of her husband's name 'Bello'.[11] Halima and her husband have 2 daughters.

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