Samuel Fawehinmi

Samuel Ibitayo Fawehinmi was born in 1912 in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. He was a civil ngineer and pioneer furniture magnate.

Samuel Fawehinmi Age

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Samuel Fawehinmi Early Life

Samuel attended Ondo Boys High School in Ondo State and the Yaba Higher College in Lagos.

Samuel Fawehinmi Career

Fawehinmi was a pioneering Nigerian furniture magnate, wealthy industrialist and owner of the vast Ibitayo estate in Ondo City. After dropping his interest in medicine, he learned civil engineering and became a staff of King's College, Lagos. 

In 1946, Fawehinmi decided to undergo further formal training in furniture. This led him to travel abroad where he was educated at the Shoreditch Technical College. Upon his return to Nigeria, he received a loan from the Colony Development Board with the aid of his father. He started some furniture factories in Lagos which soon became the best. He is one of earliest magnates who focused on a single industry instead of the ubiquitous or octopodal group of companies and was also notable for introducing modern techniques in furniture making.

Samuel Fawehinmi Net Worth

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