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CEO, Dangote Group
- Age: 56
- Source of Wealth: cement, sugar, flour, self-made
- Residence: Lagos, Nigeria
- Country of Citizenship: Nigeria
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Al-Azhar University
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 3
Profile
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, continues to expand his publicly
traded Dangote Cement across the continent, announcing plans in recent
months to build new plants in Kenya and Niger.
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Founder, Metalloinvest
- Age: 60
- Source of Wealth: steel, telecom, investments, self-made
- Residence: Moscow, Russia
- Country of Citizenship: Russia
- Education: Master,
Finance Academy under the Government of the Russian Federation; Master
of Laws, Moscow Institute of International Relations
- Marital Status: Married
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The richest man in Russia made his fortune in metals (iron and steel)
and now has interests ranging from
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Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, United States
- Age: 59
- Country of Citizenship: United States
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Harvard University; Doctor of Jurisprudence, Harvard University
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 2
Profile
Now eight years into his lifelong tenure as the U.S. Supreme Court's top
judge, he's successfully moved the court in a conservation direction.
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Founder and CEO, Baidu
- Age: 45
- Source of Wealth: Internet search, self-made
- Residence: Beijing, China
- Country of Citizenship: China
- Education: Bachelor of Arts / Science, Peking University; Master of Arts, University at Buffalo
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 4
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One of China's richest men and CEO of the nation's top search engine.
Before founding Baidu, Li worked in Silicon Valley for Infoseek, a
search pioneer.
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Chairman, Rosneft
- Age: 53
- Residence: Moscow, Russia
- Country of Citizenship: Russia
- Marital Status: Married
- Children: 1
Profile
Vladimir Putin's former deputy chief of staff had a great year since
landing the top job at Russian oil major Rosneft in May 2012, inking a
sweet deal for BP's near half of energy giant TNK-BP and then buying out
the remaining shares.