Olakunle Jamiu Azeez

Azeez attended A.U.D Primary School, Iganna, Iwajowa, Oyo State before preceding to Winfield College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State for his secondary education. He graduated from Middlesex University with a degree in electrical engineering.[1]

Azeez began his career in 2002, working as a show promoter and record label owner in the entertainment industry. In 2007, he left the entertainment industry and became a consultant in the oil and gas industry. Later in his career, he started Kaysa Group as an oil and gas industry, investment, real estate, agriculture and food production and mining industry.[1]

Azeez founded Fertile Dreams Foundation to support the less privileged in Nigeria. In 2006, the foundation launched Keep Your Dreams Alive Program aimed at providing scholarship, medical outreaches and empowerment initiatives to the poor people in Nigeria.[1][2]

In 2016, Azeez received a recognition award at the Green October Event 2016 in recognition for his "humanitarian support to orphans and widows in Nigeria".[3][4] In 2018, he received a Nigeria Goodwill Ambassador Award for his "humanitarian gesture to the less privilege and his commitment to the development of Nigerian youths".[5]

Azeez was born in Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. He is a native of Osun State, Nigeria. His father Abdul Azeez Tijani from Osun State was the chief imam of Dopemu central mosque, Ikeja, Lagos. His mother Aishat Azeez Tijani from Oyo State was a trader. Azeez is married with three children. He is a Muslim, while his wife is a Christian.[1]