Abdul Samad Rabiu

Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu (; born 4 August 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. , he is one of the richest Africans with an estimated net worth of over US$14 billion according to Forbes & Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His late father, 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 producing a revenue in excess of $2.6 billion. He is also the Chairman of the publicly listed BUA Cement Plc and BUA Foods. He is a former chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BOI).

On July 2020, Forbes estimated Rabiu's wealth at $11.2 billion, putting him 284th in the global billionaire's club.

Early life

Abdul Samad Rabiu was born and raised in Kano in the north-western part of Nigeria and is a Hausa man. He visited Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, US and later returned to Nigeria to oversee the family business. This was when his father Isyaku Rabiu was being detained by the administration of General Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly not paying rice import duties. In 2021, Abdul Samad set up the Abdul Samad Rabiu Initiative for Africa (ASR Africa) which he also chairs and through which he commits $100 million annually to strategic social investments in health, education, and infrastructure across Nigeria and Africa.

Personal life Aliyu Rabiu was married to Hannatu Musawa. He has only four children. They are Khadija Cookie Rabiu, Isyaku Khalifa Rabiu, Junaid Rabiu, and Rania Rabiu. He has several siblings including Nafiu Rabiu and Rabiu Rabiu, the chairman of IRS Airlines.

Awards In October 2022, a Nigerian national honor of Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari. He also holds the Commander of the Order of the Niger national honor in Nigeria as well as the Grand Commander of the Order of Merit of Niger (GCON) Honour in Niger Republic.