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Samuel Ogundele ADEDOYIN

Industrialist · b. December 4, 1935

Biographical record

Title
Dr
Surname
ADEDOYIN
First Name
Samuel
Other Names
Ogundele
Gender
N/A
Source of Publication
NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)
Date of Birth
December 4, 1935
Status
Alive
State of Origin
Agbamu, Kwara State
Place of Birth
Lagos
Father's Status
N/A
Mother's Status
N/A
Marital Status
Single
Profession
Industrialist
Education Level
Primary
Educational Qualification
FNSE
Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications
Member Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Manufacturer Association of Nigeria; Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers
Previous Appointments
Engaged in business, since 1950; Chairman, Doyin Industries Ltd., since 1968; (comprising Doyin Investment Nigeria Ltd. Doyin Motors Ltd., Starco Motors Ltd, Doyin
Property and Trading Company Ltd; Mat Manufacturing Company Ltd., Doyin Cash and
Carry Stores); Chairman, First City Property Ltd; City Express Bank Ltd., IB Finance & Securities Ltd; Industrial Bank Ltd. (Merchant Bankers), Lagos, Star Company Ltd;
established a Foundation Fund for the Handicapped and Less Privileged Children at the University of Ilorin.
Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A
Awards and Honours
Officer of the Federal Republic, 1987
Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions
Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.), University of Ilorin, 1988, University of Kensington, United States of America,
Outstanding Achievements
The African Man of Substance award by the Liberian Women for Reconstruction And Peace; award: Kwara State Merit Award, 1988; Freedom of the City of London, 1990; Pan African Heritage & Broadcasting Achievement Award, National
Productivity Merit Award by Federal Government of Nigeria
Social Clubs
Ikoyi Club, Island Club, Lagos; Lagos Tennis Club
Residential Address
23, Bishop Oluwole Street, Victoria Island, Lagos
Official Address
Doyin Group of Companies, Lagos, P.O. Box 2822, Lagos

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