Ms. Mariya Aliko-Dangote is currently the Group Executive Director, Commercial Operations – Cement & Foods Businesses providing commercial leadership across the underlisted Business Units.

She is Non-Executive Director, Dangote Cement Plc, Non-Executive Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc. Prior to the announcement on July 2023, she was the Director Strategy/BIP Support with several years’ experience in Risk Management and Business Strategy.

Mariya holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from the Bayero University, Kano, and a Master Degree in Business Administration from the Coventry University, United Kingdom.

She was a Group Strategy Lead, Dangote Industries Limited a position she held until her redeployment to Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc in 2019.

Mariya also serves on the Board of Dangote – Peugeot Automobiles Nigeria Limited (DPAN), Dangote Cement Limited and Al–Ummah Development Foundation amongst others.

She is a fellow of the National Institute of Credit Administration, has attended many local and international professional training programmes on Leadership, Business Development and Law.