Jubril Adewale “Wale” Tinubu

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Jubril Adewale “Wale” Tinubu CON (born 26 June 1967) is a Nigerian business executive and lawyer, who is the group chief executive of Oando PLC.

He began his career in 1990 as an attorney, specialising in corporate and petroleum law assignments. In 1994, he co-founded Ocean & Oil Group and guided its strategic development from an oil trading and shipping company.

Education

Tinubu had his primary education in Lagos state and later obtained the West African School Certificate in 1983 from the Federal Government College, Odogbolu. He studied law at the University of Liverpool and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics. He returned to Nigeria at 22 to attend the Nigerian Law School in order to qualify to practice and was called to the Nigerian bar in 1990.

Career

Tinubu began his career with his family law firm, K. O. Tinubu and Co, where he specialised in corporate and petroleum law. In 1994, he co-founded Ocean and Oil Limited, an oil company located in Nigeria.

Awards and nominations

  • “Private Sector Icon of the Year” award by Vanguard (2023)
  • Conferred with the honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) in 2022 by the Federal Government of Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.[7]
  • “The King of African Oil” by Forbes magazine[citation needed][8]
  • One of the Top Ten CEOs in the world by ASKMEN[9]
  • Young global leader by the World Economic Forum (January 2007)[10]
  • “African Business Leader of the Year” by Africa Investor (2011)[11]
  • “Leadership” Business Person of the Year 2014[12]
  • “Africa Executive of the Year” by Oil Council (2015)[citation needed]
  • “Entrepreneur of the Year” West Africa by Ernst & Young (2015)

Personal life

Adewale Tinubu is the nephew of Chief Bola Tinubu, a Nigerian politician and former governor of Lagos State, the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, and the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, GCFR.

In January 2023, at an event where his uncle Bola Ahmed Tinubu was scheduled to meet with the business community leaders in Lagos in Nigeria; Wale Tinubu talked about his uncle and how he doggedly believes in the development of the country through Private-Public-Partnership Investment (PPP)

He’s married and blessed with children.