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Alhassan Dantata
Born1877
Bebeji, Kano Emirate, Sokoto Caliphate (present-day Bebeji, Kano State, Nigeria)
Died17 August 1955(1955-08-17) (aged 77–78)
Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria
Resting placeSarari ward of Kano
NationalityNigerian
EducationMadrasah in Bebeji
OccupationMerchant
Board member ofKano Emirate Council
Spouse(s)Umma Zaria, Maimuna
ChildrenMamuda, Ahmadu, Sanusi, Aminu, Mudi (Sulaiman), Abdullahi, Amina (Yaawo), Bara'atu
RelativesAliko Dangote (great-grandson through Sanusi Dantata), Abba Mudi Dantata (CEO INAAS UNIConcepts)(grandson through Mudi Dantata), Sayyu Dantata, Tahir Dantata

Alhassan Dantata ((Listen); 1877 – 17 August 1955) was a Northern Nigerian trader in kola nuts and ground nuts, and he was a distributor of European goods. He supplied large British trading companies with raw materials and also had business interests in the Gold Coast. At the time of his death, he was the wealthiest man in West Africa.[1][2] He is the great-grandfather of Aliko Dangote, the wealthiest person in Nigeria and Africa.

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