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First Name |
Wahab
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Middle Name |
Iyanda
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Last Name |
Folawiyo
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Birthday |
16th June, 1928
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Birthplace |
Lagos, Nigeria
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Died |
8th June, 2008
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Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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Nationality |
Nigerian
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Occupation Text |
Founder, Yinka Folawiyo Group Nigeria Limited
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Occupation |
Business
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Chief Abdulwahab Iyanda "Wahab" Folawiyo, CON (16 June 1928 – 6 June 2008) was a Nigerian businessman and philanthropist. In 1957, he founded Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, which has become the parent company of the Yinka Folawiyo Group of Companies. He was born in Lagos to Pa Tijani, a wealthy local merchant, during the British colonial era. He attended the University of North London in 1951, where he read Management, specialising in Ship Brokerage. He returned to start Yinka Folawiyo & Sons, an import and export business. Folawiyo was also the first African-descended Principal Member of the Baltic Exchange in London.
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