Origins & Early Life

Chief Folorunso Alakija (; born 15 July 1951) is a Nigerian businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the group managing director of the Rose of Sharon Group and executive vice chairman of Famfa Oil Limited. Alakija was born into a middle-class family in Nigeria on 15 July 1951. Her father, Chief L.A.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Ogbara, had 8 wives and 52 children, and Folorunso's mother was his first. She is from the Yoruba ethnicity of south-western Nigeria. At the young age, Folorunso Alakija travelled to the United Kingdom, where she began her primary education at Dinorben School for Girls in Wales before later returning to Nigeria for her secondary schooling. She later returned to the United Kingdom for further studies in secretarial administration at Pitman Central College, London, and subsequently pursued training in fashion design at institutions in London. Biographical accounts consistently describe her early education as beginning in the United Kingdom during childhood, a period which preceded her return to Nigeria for secondary education at Muslim High School, Sagamu.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 1974, Alakija began working as an executive secretary at Sijuade Enterprises in Lagos. She later held...

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