Jim Ovia

Nigerian businessman who founded Zenith Bank in 1990
Person human Q20879959
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Jim Ovia

Summary

Jim Ovia is a human[1]. His place of birth was Agbor[2]. He was born on +1951-11-04T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a businessperson[4] and banker[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Jim Ovia's place of birth was Agbor[2].
  • Jim Ovia was born on +1951-11-04T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jim Ovia held citizenship in Nigeria[7].
  • Jim Ovia's professions included businessperson[4].
  • Jim Ovia's professions included banker[5].
  • Jim Ovia's field of work was economics of banking[8].
  • Jim Ovia held the position of manager[9].
  • Jim Ovia was educated at University of Louisiana at Monroe[10].
  • Jim Ovia was educated at Southern University[11].
  • Jim Ovia's education included a stint at Harvard Business School[12].
  • Jim Ovia is recorded as male[13].
  • Jim Ovia's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jim Ovia's locator map image is recorded as Nigeria (orthographic projection).svg[15].
  • Jim Ovia's family name is recorded as Ovie[16].
  • Jim Ovia's given name is recorded as Jim[17].
  • Jim Ovia's work location is recorded as Nigeria[18].
  • Jim Ovia's eye color is recorded as dark brown[19].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015[20].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2016[21].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017[22].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2018[23].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2019[24].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2022[25].
  • Jim Ovia's participant in is recorded as World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020[26].
  • Jim Ovia's replaced by is recorded as Olusola O Oladipo[27].

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Origins and Family

Jim Ovia was born in Agbor[2]. He was born on +1951-11-04T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at University of Louisiana at Monroe[10], a university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1931[30]; Southern University[11], a public university[31], in United States[32], founded in 1880[33]; and Harvard Business School[12], a business school[34], in United States[35], founded in 1908[36], headquartered in Boston[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include businessperson[4] and banker[5]. Jim Ovia's field of work was economics of banking[8]. He held the position of manager[9].

Why It Matters

Jim Ovia ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (108 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[6]

FAQs

Where was Jim Ovia born?

Jim Ovia was born in Agbor[2].

What did Jim Ovia do for work?

Jim Ovia worked as businessperson[4] and banker[5].

Where did Jim Ovia go to school?

Jim Ovia was educated at University of Louisiana at Monroe[10], Southern University[11], and Harvard Business School[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Davos 2015 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Davos 2016 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Davos 2017 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Davos 2018 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Davos 2019 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Davos 2022 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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