Honorific Prefix: | Omoba |
Sadoluwa "Dolu" Lanlehin | |
Birth Name: | Sadoluwa Opoola Lanlehin |
Birth Date: | 23 October 1987 |
Nationality: | Nigerian |
Spouse: | TayoOlabiran (m 2018)[1] |
Alma Mater: | University of Notre Dame |
Other Names: | Dolu |
Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
Sadoluwa "Dolu" Opoola Lanlehin (born October 23, 1987) is a Nigerian prince.
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. His uncle, Olufemi Lanlehin,[3] is currently serving as the senator of Oyo State's South district in Nigeria's National Assembly.
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.
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]
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]