Abdulsamad Rabiu is a Nigerian billionaire, an entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of BUA, a Nigerian conglomerate with interest in agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing, logistics and port operations. Abdulsamad Rabiu is also the Chairman of Nigerian Bank of Industry.
Abdulsamad Rabiu Biography
Abdulsamad Rabiu was born into a wealthy family on the 4th of August, 1960 in Kano State. His father, late Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu was one of Nigeria’s foremost industrialist in the northern states of Nigeria in the 1970’s and 1980’s. Late Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu was a serial entrepreneur who built his wealth majorly from commodity trading. It will be right to say that Abdulsamad Rabiu got his entrepreneurial skills from his late father, who was a skillful merchant.
Abdulsamad Rabiu had his early education in Kano state before proceeding to United States for his university degree. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, USA.
He is married with children, the most popular of his children is Khadija Rabiu. Abdulsamad has many siblings including Nafiu Rabiu, a prominent businessman and Rabiu Rabiu, the Chairman of IRS Airlines.
Abdulsamad Rabiu Net Worth
His net worth as at 2016 was $1.1billion according to Forbes.