Dahiru Mangal

Dahiru Barau Mangal (born August 3, 1957) is a Nigerian businessman. He founded Max Air in 2008.

Dahiru Mangal
Born
Dahiru Barau Mangal

(1957-08-03) August 3, 1957
NationalityNigerian
OccupationBusinessman
Years active2008 to date
Known forMax Air
Notable work
Airline
Net worthEstimated around $750 Million

Early life

Dahiru Mangal was born in Katsina State to the family of Alhaji Barau Mangal. He grew up with his brother Alhaji Bashir Barau Mangal and

Career

Mangal is the founder of Max Air, Nigeria's leading airline operating a domestic, regional and international flight network. His other investments includes transportation, oil and gas and construction. He was a Non — Executive Director of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc who resigned on November 17, 2017.[1]

He is a major shareholder in Oando Plc where he had a conflict with the firm's management that led to the suspension of Oando's trading on both the Lagos and Johannesburg stock exchanges. The conflict arose in 2017 when Mangal and a Gabriel Volpi controlled shell company wrote a petition to the Nigerian Securities Exchange Commission alleging financial mismanagement by Oando's management prompting an audit by the commission into the matter including possible insider trading.[2] The conflict was resolved by the intervention of Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi in January 2018.[3]

Philanthropy

Mangal is a renowned philanthropist offering help and support to students,[4] people with disabilities and internally displaced person's[5] affected by conflict in Nigeria.

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