Ronald Chagoury (born 8 January 1949) is a Nigerian businessman, co-founder (with his

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brother Gilbert Chagoury), and CEO of the

Chagoury Group Chagoury Group is a Nigerian multinational business conglomerate headquartered in Lagos, Lagos State. Founded in 1971 by Gilbert R. Chagoury and Ronald Chagoury, their businesses include construction and property development, flour mills, water ...

Biography

Ronald Chagoury was born in Nigeria on January 8, 1949, the son of Ramez and Alice Chagoury, who had emigrated from Lebanon in the 1940s. He was educated at the College des Frères Chrétiens in Lebanon and studied business studies at

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, US. Chagoury is married to Berthe, and they have two children. Chagoury's name has appeared in the

Panama Papers The Panama Papers () are 11.5 million leaked documents (or 2.6 terabytes of data) published beginning April 3, 2016. The papers detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities. These document ...

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1949 births 20th-century Nigerian businesspeople 21st-century Nigerian businesspeople Businesspeople from Lagos Nigerian construction businesspeople California State University, Long Beach alumni Living people Nigerian people of Lebanese descent Nigerian businesspeople in real estate People named in the Panama Papers Nigerian billionaires {{Nigeria-business-bio-stub