Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kano State, Nigeria)
Occupation
Businessman
Relatives
Kabiru Isyaku Rabiu,
Honours
Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic
Commander of the Order of the Niger
Grand Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger (Niger Republic)
Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu(Listenⓘ)CFR CON[1](born 4 August 1960) is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist and the second richest man in Nigeria.[2] His late father, Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu, was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate concentrating on manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture and producing a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BOI).[3][4][5]
On 7 July 2020, Forbes estimated Rabiu's wealth at $3.2 billion, putting him 716th in the global billionaire's club.[6][7] In January 2022, he was reported to be the second richest man in Nigeria.[8] In April 2022 he was reported to be the fifth-richest man in Africa, with a net worth of $6.7 billion.[9] In January 2023, Rabiu was reported to have become the 4th richest man in Africa.[10]
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^Nworah, Victor (27 April 2022). "Nigerian Billionaire, Abdul Samad Rabiu is now the 5th Richest African". Tickernewsng.com. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
^"Le Nigérian Abdul Samad Rabiu détrône l'Egyptien Nassef Sawiris et devient le 4e homme le plus riche d'Afrique".
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