Sijibomi Ogundele
{{Short description|Nigerian entrepreneur}}
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Olasijibomi Ogundele (born April 8, 1981) is a Nigerian real estate entrepreneur{{Cite web|url=https://businesselitesafrica.com/2022/12/05/sujimoto-founder-and-philanthropist-sijibomi-ogundele-returns-to/,%20https://businesselitesafrica.com/2022/12/05/sujimoto-founder-and-philanthropist-sijibomi-ogundele-returns-to/|title=Sujimoto Founder and Philanthropist Sijibomi Ogundele Returns to His Agege - Business Elites Africa|date=December 5, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://nairametrics.com/2021/08/18/sijibomi-ogundeles-secret-to-success-revealed/|title=Sijibomi Ogundele's secret to success revealed!|first=N. M.|last=Partners|date=August 18, 2021}} He is the ambassador to the Executive Governor of Lagos State.{{Cite web|url=https://sunnewsonline.com/sujimoto-inducted-as-sanwo-olu-ambassador/|title=Sujimoto inducted as Sanwo-olu Ambassador|date=February 21, 2019|website=The Sun Nigeria}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/business/french-cnn-tf1-tv-network-celebrated-the-extraordinary-achievements-of-sijibomi/wzygs88|title=French CNN - TF1 TV Network celebrated the extraordinary achievements of Sijibomi Ogundele - The Agege boy who built a luxury real estate empire from scratch|first=Pulse|last=Mix|date=October 29, 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria}}https://www.thecable.ng/top10-magazine-names-leading-industrialists
Background
Sijibomi Ogundele was born in Agege, Nigeria.{{Cite web |last=Thisdaylive.com |date=2020-07-19 |title=The Rags-to-Riches Story of Sijibomi Ogundele |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/07/19/the-rags-to-riches-story-of-sijibomi-ogundele/ |access-date=2022-06-12 |website=THISDAYLIVE |language=en-US}} He attended Lagos State Model College, Merina and thereafter proceeded to the Anglia Ruskin University Cambridge Campus, United Kingdom to study law.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulse.ng/business/sujimoto-boss-sijibomi-ogundele-bags-a-honorary-doctorate-degree-for-his-outstanding/ydtl3ez|title=Sujimoto boss - Sijibomi Ogundele bags an Honorary Doctorate Degree for his outstanding contributions to entrepreneurship in Africa|first=Pulse|last=Mix|date=November 12, 2022|website=Pulse Nigeria}}
Sijibomi started his career as a real estate agent in France1. https://nigerianfinder.com/youngest-billionaires-in-nigeria/{{cite web | url=https://propertydome.com/the-sujimoto-story-sijibomi-ogundeles-journey/ | title=The Unique Sujimoto Story; All You Need to Know About Sijibomi Ogundele {{pipe}} Propertydome | date=10 December 2020 }} in 2011 then he founded Sujimoto Construction in 2013.{{Cite web |last= |date=2020-07-15 |title=sijibomi-ogundele-sujimoto-the-amazing-story-of-the-agege-boy-that-built-a-400m-company |url=https://businesspost.ng/featureoped/sijibomi-ogundele-sujimoto-the-amazing-story-of-the-agege-boy-that-built-a-400m-company/ |access-date=2020-07-15 |website=Businesspost.ng |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Businessday.ng |date=2021-04-01 |title=Africa's most luxurious and extravagant skyscraper: Lucrezia by Sujimoto, Banana Island |url=https://businessday.ng/real-sector/article/africas-most-luxurious-and-extravagant-skyscraper-lucreziabysujimoto-banana-island/ |access-date=2021-04-01 |website=Businessday |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=pakmediagh |first=pakmediagh |date=2023-03-14 |title=Sujimoto's Six Audacious Projects For 2023 |work=pakmediagh.com |url=https://pakmediagh.com/2023/03/14/920-million-n685-billion-sujimotos-six-audacious-projects-for-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-14}}
In 2020, Sijibomi was named in Nigeria's Top 10 list of Real Estate Disruptors then in August 2022,{{Cite web|url=https://thetop10magazine.com.ng/sijibomi-ogundele-nigerias-top-10-real-estate-disruptors-2020/|title=Sijibomi Ogundele - Nigeria's Top 10 Real Estate Disruptors 2020|date=July 5, 2020}} he was inducted as Lagos State Governor's ambassador,{{Cite web|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/news/nigeria/metro/sujimoto-inducted-as-lagos-state-governors-ambassador/|title=Sujimoto inducted as Lagos state governors ambassador|date=August 9, 2022}} he was also listed among 60 leading real estate CEOs of 2022 in Nigeria by The Guardian (Nigeria).{{Cite web|url=https://editor.guardian.ng/features/60-leading-real-estate-ceos-of-2022-in-nigeria-part-a/|title=60 leading real estate CEOs of 2022 in Nigeria (Part A)|date=October 11, 2022}}
Recognition
- Hospitality Honorarium Grand Award - South Africa Hotelier Conference 2017{{Cite web|url=https://businessday.ng/companies/article/sujimoto-wows-industry-leaders-bags-award-south-africa/|title=Sujimoto wows industry leaders, bags award in South Africa|date=May 7, 2017|website=Businessday NG}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2017/05/11/sujimoto-bags-award-at-10th-luxury-real-estate-and-hotelier-summit/|title=Sujimoto Bags Award at 10th Luxury Real Estate and Hotelier Summit – THISDAYLIVE|website=www.thisdaylive.com}}
- Vanguard Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/01/sijibomi-ogundele-from-agege-to-the-world/|title=Sijibomi Ogundele: From Agege to the world}}{{Cite web|url=https://pmnewsnigeria.com/2021/07/18/sujimoto-boss-ogundele-bags-vanguard-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year/|title=Sujimoto boss, Ogundele bags Vanguard Young Entrepreneur of the Year - P.M. News}}
- Business Day Next Bull Award - Business Day Awards 2021{{Cite web|url=https://nairametrics.com/2022/05/18/the-next-bull-sujimoto-bags-another-businessday-award/|title=The Next Bull: Sujimoto bags another Businessday award|first=N. M.|last=Partners|date=May 18, 2022}}