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Adebayo "Bayo" O. Ogunlesi CON (born 20 December 1953) is a Nigerian lawyer and investment banker. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He is currently chairman and managing partner at the private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP).
Theophilus Oladipo Ogunlesi (12 July 1923 – 19 January 2023) was a Nigerian academic and medical doctor recognized as the first professor of medicine in Nigeria. Born in Sagamu, Ogun State, Ogunlesi began his education at St. Paul Primary School, Sagamu, before attending CMS Grammar School, Lagos, where he obtained his secondary school certificate in 1940.
Tolu Ogunlesi (born 3 March 1982) [1] is a Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, fiction writer, and blogger. Ogunlesi was appointed to the role of special assistant on digital/new media by President Muhammadu Buhari on 18 February 2016.
Ogunlesi is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adebayo Ogunlesi (born 1953), Nigerian lawyer and investment banker; Mowalola Ogunlesi (born 1955), Nigerian-born fashion designer; Tanimowo Ogunlesi (1908–2002), Nigerian women's rights activist; Tolu Ogunlesi (born 1982), Nigerian journalist, poet, photographer, and writer
Mowalola Ogunlesi (born 25 March 1994) is a Nigerian-born fashion designer and singer working and living in London. She is known for working with a wide variety of textiles such as leather and PVC to produce non-traditional silhouettes inspired by Nigerian and London youth culture.
Tanimowo Ogunlesi (1908–2002 [1]) was a Nigerian women's rights activist and the leader of the Women's Improvement League. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She was one of the leading women activists of her era and co-founded the National Council of Women's Societies , the country's leading women's rights organization .
Billionaires who are from Africa, but do not reside in the continent (such as Elon Musk, Patrick Drahi, Patrick Soon-Shiong, Nathan Kirsh, Mohammed Al Amoudi, Adebayo Ogunlesi, Ivan Glasenberg, Mo Ibrahim, Tope Awotona) are excluded from the list by Forbes.
Ruff 'n' Tumble was founded in 1996 when Adenike Ogunlesi needed pyjamas for her kids. [2] [5] [6] Already making clothes for women, [7] she decided to make the clothes with assistance from her mother, a dressmaker. [2] She initially used local materials including Ankara and Adire. [6]