Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (born 1931)
Aminu Alhassan Ɗantata
Born
Aminu Ɗantata
(1931-05-19) 19 May 1931 (age 92)
Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kano State, Nigeria)
Occupations
Businessman
philanthropist
Spouse
Rabi Ɗantata
(died 2023)
Parent
Alhassan Dantata (father)
Relatives
Sanusi Dantata (brother)
Aliko Dangote (grandnephew)
Aminu Dantata ((Listenⓘ); born 19 May 1931) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist who is one of the promoters of Kano State Foundation, an endowment fund that supported educational initiatives and provided grants to small-scale entrepreneurs in Kano.[1] He is the head of a group of companies that manages his real estate and other business ventures.[2]
Dantata is the founder of Express Petroleum & Gas Company Ltd and one of the organizers of Jaiz Bank in Nigeria. In 1978, he was a member of the National Movement, an organization that later transformed to the National Party of Nigeria.[3]
^Lucas, J. (1994). The State, Civil Society and Regional Elites: A Study of Three Associations in Kano, Nigeria. African Affairs, 93(370), 21–38. Retrieved from Jstor. Pp. 24–26
^"Alhassan Dantata's Long, Vibrant And Undying Legacy". People & Power. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
^Labinjoh, J. (1981). The National Party of Nigeria: A Study in the Social Origins of a Ruling Organization. Africa Spectrum, 16(2), 193–201. Pp. 194. Retrieved from Jstor.
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