INTRODUCTION
In the world of wealthy families. Muslims came out on top, from the Middle East to Africa, to the Western world. Wealthy Muslims live luxurious lifestyles like it is paradise. The Saud (Royal Family) is estimated to be worth over trillions of dollars. However, they are a family. The rich list comprises 100 billion net worth. There are billions of Muslims all over the world. The person leading this list is a black man, from the most populous black nation on earth. According to Bloomberg, He is the wealthiest black person in the world. Here is the list of world wealthiest Muslims in the world
1. Aliko Dangote (Nigeria) ($30.4bn)
Chairman of the Dangote Group, and the world wealthiest black man, is also the Richest Muslim on earth. He is worth $30.4B dollars, according to Bloomberg billionaire index. He is currently the 80th wealthiest person in the world. He is the owner of the largest single train refinery in the world, with a capacity of 650000 barrels per day. Dangote recebt acquisition is to expand production to over 1.4 million barrels per day in 2028. As it is as said by the Group. Dangote owned a stake over 92% shares in the refinery. Which is his biggest asset. The refinery is valued at 20 billion dollars, according to Forbes. He owns a fertiliser refinery, which is worth $ 3.02 billion. A private estate asset worth $ 148 million, DANGEM NL Equity, $ 6.53 billion, with a cash at hand of $ 744 million. The billionaire graduated from Egyptian Al azhar University in 1977 and took a loan of 500,000 naira from his own uncle in 1981. He commissioned the largest cement plant in the world in 2003, which is now Africa largest comment plant. Tbe Obajana cement plant. Dangote Cement debut on stock exchange in 2010.
2. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud – (Saudi Arabia) ($16.5bn)
The infamous Saud family will be featuring in our list of the wealthiest Muslims in the world. A royal prince, Al waleed, is the second Richest Muslim in the world . Around 2022, whe. The wealthiest person on Earth, Elon Musk, bought Twitter for $ 45 billion in cash. A fund, the Prince, was a person of interest. He quietly bought a 20 stake in Twitter, now XAl. According to Bloomberg, He took a $300,000 loan to start his conglomerate. His biggest asset is Kingdom Holding Company, KHC.. his networth stood at 16 5 billion dollars . The prince invested up to $ 500 million on philanthropy. According to Bloomberg, 15.2 million shares, increasing his total shares to 40.8 million, equivalent to 2.8 a of California-based Snap’s outstanding stock. He is on number 156th in the world.
3. Shahid Khan (Pakistan/American) ($13.6bn)
According to Wikipedia, Shahid Rafiq Khan Pakistani and American businessman. He owns the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) and Fulham F.C. of the Premier League and is also a lead investor of the American wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), owned by his son, Tony. Khan is also the owner of Flex-N-Gate, an American supplier of motor vehicle components. He has a net worth of 13.6 billion dollars. The billionaire once scrubbed the floor for 1.2 dollars per hour. Emigrated from Pakistan around 1967 with 500 dollars. Jacksonville Jaguars is now worth 3.5 billion dollars in valuation, Fulham FC 500 million dollars. He bought Flex N gate from his employer for $50,000. In which he has developed to a strength of 8 billion dollars networth, with 66 plants and 270,0000 employees.
4. Hassan Sajwani ($13.4bn)
Hassan Sajwani is worth $13.4bn. He is the founder and owner of Damac Group, a Dubai-based conglomerate best known for its real estate arm, which has developed luxury properties across the Middle East and beyond. Damac Properties has built more than 47,000 homes. Damac Group also has interests in fashion brands, data centers, and hotels.
Sajwani has access to cash of 1.2 billion dollars, and the damac Group is worth 12.1 billion dollars. The value of his cash investments is based on an analysis of dividends, insider transactions, taxes, and market performance. He sold about 31 million global depository receipts (GDRs) in Damac in December 2013 and transferred the listing to the Dubai Financial Market in 2015. He paid about $500 million to take it private in 2022.
5. Azim Hashim Premji6 ( $10.7bn India)
He is an Indian billionaire, with a net worth of 10.7 billion dollars. According to Forbes Magazine. The billionaire is an India tech magnate who was the chairman of Wipro, the largest software provider in India. Around May 2025, his foundation committed 265 million dollars over the three years for underprivileged girls
6. Suleiman Kerimov ($10.7bn)
A Muslim Russian Oligarch, Dagesteni Suleiman, has a net worth of $10.7 billion dollars. He is a senator and mostly invests in gold. According to blooomberg, the largest gold producing company polyus is owned by Suleiman. He recently transferred his stake to son, said kerimov. Sold his minning company to Akhmet Palankoyev in April 2022 and moved the family’s remaining 46% stake to the fund for support of Islamic foundations in May 2022. Russian ruthless dictator Vladimir Putin had prevented him from owning a stake in space X, as in late 2022, he owned 1% in space X. However, Putin high handedness prevented more investment. According to The Moscow Times, the stake that Kerimov eventually forfeited in SpaceX could have been worth about $3.5 billion. According to Forbes, his net worth around 2024 was around $ 9.4 billion. However, as of 2025, his net worth increases to $10.7 billion
7. *Abdulsamad Rabiu*
Abdulsamad Rabiu is number 342 on the world, he is worth $10.4bn, according to Bloomberg billionaire index. According to Wikipedia, he was born in Kano State to a cleric, Ishyaku Rabiu, who also sells rice. According to Forbes, the majority of Rabiu’s fortune is derived from his stake in BUA Cement, the second-largest cement producer in Nigeria, according to the company website. He owns about 98% of the company directly and through three other companies, according to its 2025 first-quarter financial report. He is the second Nigerian on the list of the wealthiest Muslims in the world.
8. Mohammed Al Amoudi
The Ethiopian, Arabian Al moudi has a net worth of $ 8.34 billion. This is, according to Bloomberg He is number 447 globally and 5th on our Muslim rich list. He git his wealth from Swedish oil refining (Preem), Ethiopian mining (Midroc Gold), construction, and real estate. He is the Ethiopian in the world. During detention, his net worth keeps increasing. His whorth rose by 6%, when he was under 14-month detention. He was arrested in 2017. He paid medical bills of the late Ethiopian soccer star, Mengitsu Worku
9. Iskander Makhmudov
Iskander Kakhramonovich is an Uzbek-born Russian businessman with a net worth estimated at 7.3billion dollars per Forbes. He is the owner of copper producer Ural Mining Metallurgical Company (UMMC), which has controlling stakes in more than 40 plants in 11 regions of Russia.
In 2022 UMMC press office reported that Makhmudov was no longer the controlling beneficiary of the company and left the board of directors. Forbes still counts the shares as his. He is also a non-controlling shareholder in Transmashholding, Russia’s largest maker of locomotives and rail equipment.
UMMC spent $100 million building the Shayba ice arena for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, which it gave to the Russian government after the games.
10. Issad Rebrab
Issad Rebrab, a double nationality from Algeria and France, and the wealthiest Algerian is in our list of wealthiest muslims in the world. His net worth is around 3 billion dollars, according to Forbes magazine. He is the founder of Cevital, which deals in various processing companies. Issad Rebrab parents were not wealthy. They were militants who fought for Algerian independence. According to WeeTracker, the company owns one of the largest sugar refineries in the world; a feat that also sees it dominate over 60 percent of Algeria’s sugar market share. As much as 1.5 million tons of sugar is believed to be produced by the sugar refinery on a yearly basis. Cevital Group is also known to have interests in margarine and vegetable oil processing. Issad Rebrab is the most influential Algerian, and he is responsible for the diversification of Algerian Economy
