Everyone must have heard the story of the legendary Queen Amina of Zazzau, and how she conquered cities and empires and ruled over men, how with ingenuity she ordered tall walls to be built around Zaria and how she was a fearless warrior. The list goes on about her...
Sir Ahmadu Bello, popularly known as the Sardauna of Sokoto is arguably one if not the most politically powerful man to have walked the northern Hemisphere of Nigeria. The Sardauna of Sokoto was a reputable statesman, a focused politician, and a well-admired and loved...
Sir Ahmadu Bello, the Sardauna of Sokoto, the first and only premier Northern Nigeria ever had, was a visionary leader who revolutionized ideas and plans for Northern Nigeria. Sir Ahmadu Bello was the leader of the Northern People's Congress (NPC), which meant he was...
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Among the people who impacted the lives of others in northern Nigeria, Hajiya Mariya Sanusi Dantata is perhaps the most impressive. The billionaire philanthropist feeds at least 5000 people daily in Kano, sponsors thousands of Hajj pilgrimages annually, and builds countless mosques. Mariya Sanusi also once sat on the board of several companies, including MRS Holdings, which her son Sayyu Dantata founded with her help.
Born in the 1940s, Hajiya Mariya Sanusi Dantata is the daughter of Sanusi Dantata, a wealthy businessman. Her grandfather, Alhaji Alhasan Dantata, was the richest person in West Africa on his death. She is also the mother of the richest black person in the world Aliko Dangote.
Mariya Sanusi Dantata got married in mid 1950s to Mohammed Dangote, who is a business associate of Sanusi Dantata. She gave birth to four children. Garba Dangote, who died after a stroke; Aliko Dangote, the richest man in Africa and the richest black man in the world; Bello Dangote, who died in 1996 in a plane crash and Sani Dangote, who died in 2021.
Hajiya Mariya Sanusi Dantata has numerous grandchildren from her 4 sons, including at least 8 grandchildren from Sani Dangote, 15 from Aliko Dangote and more.
Mariya Sanusi Dantata is an business woman in Kano state. She sat on the board of numerous industries, such as MRS oil and gas and Mentholatum Nigeria Limited. Mariya has a kind heart and loves to give back to society. She helps the poor, orphans and the sick and those in need daily that she was given the title of ‘Uwar marayu da marasa gata’, meaning “mother of the orphans and less privileged.”
Hajiya Mariya also builds schools, hospitals, and mosques. Some of the mosques she built included the Danladi Nasidi Mosque, commissioned by the 15th Emir of Kano in 2017.
She also has a foundation through which she runs her charity activities.
Because of these feats and more, Hajiya Mariya Sanusi was inducted into the Nigerian Women Hall of Fame by the National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) in 2019.
Bayero University Kano has also awarded her an Honorary degree because of her contributions to society.
Though the exact net worth of Hajiya Mariya Sanusi Dantata remains unknown at the moment, she is estimated to have at least 2 billion Naira, which she constantly spends on charity and donations. She comes from a wealthy family and is a rich businesswoman in her own right with many assets, shares in companies, and properties to her own name.
Just like inspirational women like Hajiya Gambo Sawaba inspired a whole generation of women activists and politicians, Hajiya Mariya Sanusi Dantat is an inspiration for women contributing to society and should thus be celebrated.
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It all began in the middle of the 16th century when a young, fearful, puissant and skilful woman was born into the royal family of King Nikatau, the 22nd ruler of Zazzau, and Queen Bakwa Turunku. Her name was Amina, also known as Queen Amina of Zazzau. Her younger...
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The North remembers the fabled heroine, Hajiya Gambo Sawaba, as a voice of unheard women who, right from her infancy, cast fear into the pride of men. A fearless woman leader with adamantine nerves of steel, who bravely thumped her way in pursuit of justice, gender...
Mallam Aminu Kano was a popularly known and respected Northern Nigerian politician and one of the frontline anti-colonial activists who have a record of motioning towards the democratization of Nigeria and freedom of speech. In the 1940s he led a socialist movement in...
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Her networth should be more than 2 billion