Abdul Samad RABIU

Founder & Chairman, BUA Group

Abdul Samad Rabiu is a Nigerian industrialist and philanthropist, and Founder of BUA Group. Since 1988, he has built the Group into a leading African industrial platform with interests in cement, food processing, infrastructure, logistics, and energy, including publicly listed companies BUA Cement and BUA Foods, which rank among the most capitalised on the Nigerian Exchange.

He is known for driving operational scale and locally anchored investments that strengthen manufacturing, deepen value addition, reduce import dependence, and support Africa’s industrial growth through sustainable business operations. His disciplined approach to capital and execution has positioned BUA as a key contributor to Nigeria’s economic development.

Beyond business, Rabiu chairs ASR Africa, committing $100 million annually to strategic social investments in health, education, and infrastructure across Nigeria and Africa.

According to Forbes, Rabiu ranks as the second richest Nigerian and third richest African as of 2026.