Otunba subomi balogun biography

Nigerian banker and philanthropist (–)

OtunbaMichael Olasubomi "Subomi" BalogunCON (9 March – 18 May ) was a Nigerian Yoruba banker and philanthropist who founded First City Merchant Bank,^[1] a company that later became the FCMB group.

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Balogun was a long-time member of the council of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.^[2]

Life

Balogun was born on 9 March at Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, to Muslim parents.^[3] Balogun converted to Christianity while in secondary school.^[4] He graduated from Igbobi College^[4] and studied law at the London School of Economics.

Before leaving for Europe, he briefly worked as a teacher.^[4] As a student in London, Balogun regularly attended fellowships and had the opportunity to meet some noted Nigerians such as Yakubu Gowon before the latter was president.

After earning his law degree, he returned to Nigeria to join the Ministry of Justice, Western Region.^[4] Fro