Myma Adwowa Belo-Osagie (née Bentsi-Enchill), is a managing partner at Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie law firm in Lagos, Nigeria. She is a graduate of the University of Ghana as well as the Harvard Law School.[1][2]
Dr. Myma Belo-Osagie LL.B, BL, LL.M, SJD | |
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| Born | 1954 (age 69–70) |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Legal Practitioner |
| Spouse | Hakeem Belo-Osagie |
| Children | Yasmin Belo-Osagie |
| Website | Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie |
She serves on the Global Advisory Council of the Office of President of Harvard University, and she is also a member of the Harvard University Center for African Studies Africa Advisory Board.[3]
She was part of the team that drafted the Nigerian Communications Act of 2003, and was retained by the Government of Nigeria to assist in the drafting of downstream gas legislation.[4]
Education
editMyma Belo-Osagie had her secondary school education at the prestigious Achimota School before graduating with a LL.B degree from the University of Ghana in 1975. She proceeded to the Ghana School of Law and was called to bar in 1977. She graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1978 with an LL.M degree and passed the Nigerian Law School exam in 1984 granting her the right to practice Nigeria as well as Ghana. She graduated from the Harvard Law School in 1985 with an SJD degree.[5]
Career
editShe started off her career as an Assistant at the Accra High Court Registry, Ghana in 1973. While on her doctoral program, she was a Research Assistant to the Head of International Legal Studies, Dean David Smith. In 1985, she founded the law firm Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie.[6]
She is a registered member of the New York, Ghana, and Nigeria Bars, and is also a member of the American Bar Association.[7]
Personal life
editMyma Belo-Osagie is married to Hakeem Belo-Osagie and they have four children together including Yasmin Belo-Osagie. She is of Ghanaian descent.[8][9]
Awards and recognition
editBelo-Osagie was elected an International Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April 2018.[10][11][8]
The Harvard Business School's Africa Business Club and the Center for African Studies co-hosts the Hakeem & Myma Belo-Osagie Distinguished African Business and Entrepreneurship Lecture Series annually since 2015.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ Akinmurele, Lolade (24 April 2018). "Myma Belo-Osagie elected AAAS honorary member". Business Day. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Stocks". Bloomberg.com.
- ^ Anonymous. "HAKEEM AND MYMA BELO-OSAGIE AFRICAN BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP LECTURE". Harvard University Centre for African Studies. Harvard University. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "2016 Alumni Lecture by Dr. (Mrs.) Myma Belo Osagie | University of Ghana". www.ug.edu.gh. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ "MYMA BELO-OSAGIE". www.uubo.org.
- ^ "Women gather to break-off life and business limitations at GPS 2017". The Guardian Nigeria. 15 April 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Dr. Myma Belo-Osagie – African Leadership Academy". African Leadership Academy. Retrieved 2018-07-15.
- ^ a b The Eagle online (19 April 2018). "Belo-Osagie Elected Member American Academy Of Arts And Sciences". The Eagle (online). Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ Alfred, Kayode (22 March 2014). "Myma Bello-Osagie marks 60". The Nation. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "Newly Elected Fellows". www.amacad.org.
- ^ "Myma Belo-Osagie's winning streaks". This Day (online). This Day. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2018.[dead link]
- ^ DeBenedictis, Julia E. (30 October 2015). "Nigerian Billionaire Discusses Business Success". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ Powell, Alvin (2 November 2015). "The path to profits in Africa Continent's richest man describes how business can succeed there despite obstacles". The Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 13 July 2018.