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THE ESAMA OF BENIN KINGDOM |
The Great Life of A Pioneer |
Igbinedion as a Benin family name is now a household word. It has become synonymous with Aviation, Industry, Education, Finance, Medical Care and Rural Development at local, national and international levels. The man who has made this possible in Africa is Sir (Dr.) Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion, the Esama of Benin Kingdom.
Chief Igbinedion has attained great heights in life reminiscent of great achievers. He is a philanthropist and and a humanist of national dimensions and an industrialist of international fame...read on
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LIFETIME AFRICA ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE RECIPIENTS (2010)
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NIGERIA |
SIR DR. CHIEF GABRIEL IGBINEDION |
Leadership in African Chieftaincy |
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SOMALIA |
ASHA HAGI |
African Peace |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
DESMUND TUTU |
Eradication of Disease in Africa |
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LIBYA |
MUAMMAR AL-GADAFFI |
African Unity |
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NIGERIA |
AMAECHI NDILI |
Entrepreneurial Excellence in Africa |
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NIGERIA |
WOLE SOYINKA |
African Cultural and Traditional Preservation |
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SOUTH AFRICA |
CYRIL RAMAPHOSA |
African Economic Development |
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UNITED KINGDOM |
LORD PAUL BOATENG |
Action for African |
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USA |
JAMES WOLFENSOHN |
Sustainable Development in Africa |
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COUNTRY |
EGYPT |
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ISMAIL SERAGELDIN |
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Scientific Research In Africa |
PROFILE |
The Prize for Scientific Research in Africa goes to a group or individual who channelled the inventions of mankind to better the lives of Africans through enhanced scientific research. Scientific research that has had direct impact on the lives of the citizens of the Continent.
Through the establishment of scientific research centres, Africans can provide solutions to the peculiar needs of her people.
He serves as Chair and Member of a number of advisory committees for academic, research, scientific and international institutions and civil society efforts which includes the Institut d'Egypte (Egyptian Academy of Science), TWAS (Third World Academy of Sciences),
the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Brookings Doha Center and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is Co-Chair of the African Biotechnology Panel (with Calestous Juma). He is a foreign fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences.
Ismail Serageldin (born 1944 in Giza, Egypt) is the director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
He worked in a number of capacities at the World Bank since joining in 1972. Economist in education and human resources (1972-76); Division Chief for Technical Assistance and Special Studies (1977-80), and for Urban Projects in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (1980-83); Director for Programs in West Africa (1984-87), Country Director for Central and Occidental Africa (1987-89), Technical Director for all SubĀSaharan Africa (1990-92), and Vice-President for Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development (1993-98).
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CONCLUSION
This website has attempted to unfold Chief Osawaru Igbinedion from the cradle to manhood and from a humble beginning to a position of enermous affluence...READ ON |
A great son of Africa who has become a towering international success. This is the powerful moving biography of one man's determination to win- H. R. H. Oba Lamidi Adeyemi lll, The Alaafin of Oyo |
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This remarkable biography weaves the story of an endlessly fascinating man, his family and business empire- Dr. Brian Aghedo PhD |
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Do you have what it takes to be an industrialist, businessman and philanthropist? Chief Gabriel Osawaru Igbinedion's life story tell how, withouth mortaginng your soul- Chief Pearnel Charles, Jamaica |
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Sir Igbinedion is a great man of trmemendous and unqualified resources. His humility and great service to humanity coupled with his willingness to help the less-privileged has earned him respect and admiration the world over- Prince Abubakar Audu, former executive governor of Kogi State, Nigeria. |
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Igbinedion does not believe in failure, he says, "don't be afraid, everyone has them and sometimes they can be resurrected with resounding success- Alfred Eghobamien Esq.SAN |
A few Acknowledgements of Chief Igbinedion's Sense of Philanthropy |