Folorunsho Alakija is a Nigeria businesswoman. Born in 1951 to the
family of Chief L. A. Ogbara in Ikorodu, Lagos State. She is a business tycoon
involved in the fashion, oil and printing industries. She is the Group Managing
Director of the Rose of Sharon Group which consists of The Rose of Sharon
Prints & Promotions Limited and Digital Reality Prints Limited and the
Executive Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil Limited. Folorunsho Alakija is ranked by
Forbes as the richest woman in Nigeria with an estimated net worth between $2.5
Billion and $7.3 billion. She is ranked by FORBES as the 13th Richest person in
Africa
Family and Education:
At age seven, Folorunsho Alakija travelled to the United Kingdom to begin a four year primary education at Dinorben School for Girls in Hafodunos Hall in Llangernyw, Wales. After returning to Nigeria, she attended Muslim High School Sagamu Ogun State, Nigeria. Afterwards, she returned abroad for her secretarial studies at Pitman’s Central College, London. She also studied fashion design at the American College, London and the Central School of Fashion. In November 1976, she married a lawyer, Modupe Alakija. They reside in Lagos, Nigeria with their four sons.
At age seven, Folorunsho Alakija travelled to the United Kingdom to begin a four year primary education at Dinorben School for Girls in Hafodunos Hall in Llangernyw, Wales. After returning to Nigeria, she attended Muslim High School Sagamu Ogun State, Nigeria. Afterwards, she returned abroad for her secretarial studies at Pitman’s Central College, London. She also studied fashion design at the American College, London and the Central School of Fashion. In November 1976, she married a lawyer, Modupe Alakija. They reside in Lagos, Nigeria with their four sons.
Business background
Folorunsho Alakija started her career in 1974 as an Executive secretary at Sijuade Enterprises, Lagos, Nigeria. She moved on to the former First National Bank of Chicago, now FinBank where she worked for some years before establishing her tailoring company called Supreme Stitches. This rose to prominence and fame within a few years, and as Rose of Sharon House of Fashion, became a household name. As National President and lifelong Trustee of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN), she left an indelible mark, promoting Nigerian Culture through fashion and style
Folorunsho Alakija started her career in 1974 as an Executive secretary at Sijuade Enterprises, Lagos, Nigeria. She moved on to the former First National Bank of Chicago, now FinBank where she worked for some years before establishing her tailoring company called Supreme Stitches. This rose to prominence and fame within a few years, and as Rose of Sharon House of Fashion, became a household name. As National President and lifelong Trustee of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN), she left an indelible mark, promoting Nigerian Culture through fashion and style
Philanthropic interests
Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija has a foundation called the Rose of Sharon foundation that helps widows and orphans by empowering them through scholarships and business grant to establish small scale business. Folorunsho Alakija is Vice-Chairman of the National Heritage Council and Endowment for the Arts .
Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija has a foundation called the Rose of Sharon foundation that helps widows and orphans by empowering them through scholarships and business grant to establish small scale business. Folorunsho Alakija is Vice-Chairman of the National Heritage Council and Endowment for the Arts .
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