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Folorunso Alakija
Building businesses in fashion and oil through Supreme Stitches and Famfa.
Supreme Stitches · Famfa Oil
- Born
- 15 July 1951
- Birthplace
- Ikorodu, Nigeria
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Folorunso Alakija
Folorunso Alakija is a Nigerian businesswoman whose career spans banking, fashion and the energy industry.
Early life
Education
Attended school in Nigeria and Britain.
Office skills
Trained in secretarial work before entering employment.
Career
- 1970s
Banking career
Worked in office and banking roles in Nigeria.
- 1980s
Fashion business
Established Supreme Stitches after studying fashion.
- 1990s onward
Oil enterprise
Built Famfa’s interest in Nigerian offshore oil.
Companies & projects
Supreme Stitches
Created a label later known as Rose of Sharon House of Fashion.
Famfa Oil
Developed an oil business with an interest in the Agbami field.
Rose of Sharon Foundation
Established support programmes for widows and orphans.
Beyond work
Family
Married Modupe Alakija and raised four sons.
Public work
Has supported education and charitable programmes in Nigeria.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Kaizenify. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
