{"id":8272,"date":"2018-10-10T20:02:52","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T20:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tonyelumelufoundation.org\/?p=8272"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T08:51:16","slug":"%d8%aa%d9%88%d9%86%d9%8a-%d8%a3%d9%88-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%88%d9%85%d9%8a%d9%84%d9%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/ar\/articles\/tony-o-elumelu","title":{"rendered":"\u062a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0648. \u0625\u0644\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0648\u060c CFR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u062a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0623\u0648 \u0625\u0644\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0648 \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0633\u062a\u062b\u0645\u0631 \u0648\u0631\u062c\u0644 \u0623\u0639\u0645\u0627\u0644 \u062e\u064a\u0631\u064a \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u060c \u0648\u0623\u062d\u062f \u0623\u0628\u0631\u0632 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0635\u0648\u0627\u062a \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u062c\u0646\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u062d\u0648\u0644 \u0641\u064a \u0623\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u064a\u0627.<\/p>\r\n<p>\u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633 \u0648\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heirsholdings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0648\u0631\u062b\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0628\u0636\u0629<\/a>, a family owned investment company, which invests in strategic sectors of the African economy, including energy, power, banking, insurance &amp; financial services, technology, real estate and hospitality and healthcare, as part of its commitment to improving lives and transforming Africa.<\/p>\r\n<p>Tony served as Group Managing Director (1997-2010) and Group Chairman (2014-2026) of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United Bank for Africa<\/a> (UBA), which operates in 20 countries across Africa, as well as the United Kingdom, France, the UAE, and the United States. United Bank for Africa is one of the largest employers in the financial sector on the African continent, with 25,000 employees\u2019 group-wide and serving over 45 million customers globally. UBA provides retail, commercial and institutional banking services, leading financial inclusion and implementing cutting-edge technology.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>He also chairs Nigeria\u2019s largest quoted conglomerate, <a href=\"https:\/\/transcorpnigeria.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0645\u062c\u0645\u0648\u0639\u0629 \u062a\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633\u0643\u0648\u0631\u0628<\/a>, whose subsidiaries include Transcorp Power, a leading producer of electricity in West Africa, and Transcorp Hotels Plc, Nigeria\u2019s foremost hospitality brand.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>\u0648\u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633 \u0648\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062c\u0644\u0633 \u0625\u062f\u0627\u0631\u0629 <a href=\"https:\/\/heirsenergies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Heirs Energies<\/a>, Africa\u2019s largest indigenous integrated energy company. Heirs Energies operates OML 17 in the Niger Delta, producing over 50,000 barrels of oil per day and 120 million cubic feet of gas per day, with reserves base of over 1.5 billion barrels of oil and 2.5 trillion cubic feet of gas.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2010, Tony created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/ar\/\">\u0645\u0624\u0633\u0633\u0629 \u062a\u0648\u0646\u064a \u0625\u0644\u0648\u0645\u064a\u0644\u0648<\/a> (TEF), the leading philanthropy empowering a new generation of African entrepreneurs across all 54 African countries. Since inception, the Foundation\u2019s flagship programme has identified and funded over 24,000 young African entrepreneurs and created a digital ecosystem of over 2.5 million Africans, as part of a ten-year US$100m commitment to fund, mentor, and train young Africans.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2020, TIME magazine named Tony as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.<\/p>\r\n<p>In 2022, for his contribution to Nigeria\u2019s economic and social development, he was awarded the \u2018Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic\u2019. In 2025, he was awarded the Gabonese national honour of \u2018Commander in the National Order of Gabonese Merit\u2019. 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