She is a multi-millionaire businesswoman, philanthropist, and dynamic entrepreneur. Folorunsho is currently the richest woman in Nigeria, and was once a billionaire and the wealthiest woman in Africa. She is the Co-founder and Executive-Vice Chairman of Famfa Oil, a true-family business in Nigeria and one of the largest wholly indigenous exporters of crude oil. She founded the company together with her husband, Modupe Alakija. Folorunsho’s business interests span the fashion, oil and gas, real estate, and printing industries.
Also Known as Apostle Folorunsho Alakija, she is the National President and Lifetime Trustee of the Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN). She is also the Founder of Digital reality Print Ltd (formerly ‘Rose of Sharon Prints & Promotion), a printing company specializing in monogramming, heat/picture transfer, screen printing, highly technical digital large format printing, and direct imaging format printing.
She is the Group Managing Director of the Rose of Sharon Group. Aside from business, she is the author of several inspirational and life-changing books. Folorunsho is also a Christian Minister and the Founder of Rose of Sharon Glorious Ministry, a faith-based Christian organization.
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