Sadoluwa "Dolu" Lanlehin

Sadoluwa "Dolu" Opoola Lanlehin (born October 23, 1987) is a Nigerian prince.

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Sadoluwa "Dolu" Lanlehin
Dolu Lanlehin at graduation from the University of Notre Dame, pictured with father and brother
Born
Sadoluwa Opoola Lanlehin

(1987-10-23) 23 October 1987
NationalityNigerian
Other namesDolu
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
OccupationCivil Engineer
Spouse(s)Tayo Olabiran (m 2018)[1]

Family history

Lanlehin was born in the southern city of Lagos, Nigeria. Lanlehin's grandfather, Chief S. O. Lanlehin,[2] was a major chieftain in Ibadan and a founding leader of the Ibadan Peoples Party.[2] His uncle, Olufemi Lanlehin,[3] is currently serving as the senator of Oyo State's South district in Nigeria's National Assembly.

Formal education

Sadoluwa Lanlehin attended Loyola Jesuit College, a prominent Jesuit boarding school in the federal capital, Abuja.[4] He attended university abroad at the University of Notre Dame in the United States, where he studied Civil Engineering. In 2015, Lanlehin received a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD.

Career

Lanlehin began his career working as a mechanical engineer. After receiving his MBA degree, Lanlehin was employed as a consultant at Bain & Company for several years. He is now in the finance industry leading market strategy at PayPal. [5]

Latvian ambassadorship

During his undergraduate education at the University of Notre Dame, Lanlehin formed a close friendship with Christopher Doughty, nephew of Latvian Secretary of State Andris Teikmanis. In recent years Lanlehin has worked toward fostering Latvian-Nigerian relations, and after visiting Latvia and meeting Teikmanis, helped organize a Latvian trade mission to Nigeria that resulted in a pledge toward greater trade partnership between the two countries.[6]

References
  1. https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/scena/mozaik/clanak/id/563021/imucni-nigerijci-split-odabrali-za-raskosno-vjencanjenbspmladozenja-sadoluwastrongnbspstrongnavodno-nosi-titulu-princa-nije-mu-bio-problem-platiti-galeriju-mestrovic
  2. http://dawodu.com/abba1.htm
  3. http://olufemilanlehin.com/
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2014-12-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. https://www.linkedin.com/in/dolulanlehin/
  6. http://news.onlinenigeria.com/nigeria-news/9998-latvian-govt-pledges-partnership-with-the-nigerian-govt.html
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