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Sadoluwa Dolu Lanlehin

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Sadoluwa "Dolu" Lanlehin
Dolu with fater and brother
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 (age 37)
NationalityNigerian
Other namesDolu
Alma materUniversity of Notre Dame
OccupationCivil Engineer[citation needed]
SpouseTayo Olabiran (m 2018)[1]

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

Family history

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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

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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

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Lanlehin began his career working as a mechanical engineer. After receiving his MBA degree, he was employed as a consultant at Bain & Company for several years. He is currently a director at Chegg leading strategic initiatives.[5]

Latvian ambassadorship

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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. 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

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  1. ^ "Slobodna Dalmacija - Imućni Nigerijci Split odabrali za raskošno vjenčanje: Mladoženja Sadoluwa navodno nosi titulu princa, nije mu bio problem platiti Galeriju Meštrović". 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b Abba dawodu.com
  3. ^ "Senator Olufemi Lanlehin | Representing Oyo South, Nigeria". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Loyola Jesuit College - Nigeria: Service of God and Others". Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ^ LinkedIn Profile [self-published source]
  6. ^ Online Nigeria [dead link]