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Abdul Samad Rabiu | |
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| Born | 4 August 1960 |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Relatives | Kabiru Isyaku Rabiu, |
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Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu CFR CON GCON[1] (; born 4 August 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. As of 2024[update], he is 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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