Habib Jaafar is a Lebanese-Nigerian businessman, born in 1955. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from the American University of Beirut and later a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the University of Houston, USA, to support his family’s business. He also holds a PhD in Arabic and Islamic Studies from the American University in London, UK. A prominent figure in various industries in Nigeria and Lebanon, he founded the Ali Habib Jaafar Sports Center in his ancestral village in Nigeria as a tribute to his late father. Additionally, he established an educational fund for marginalized communities in Nigeria.
Jaafar serves on numerous boards in both countries, including the Wole Soyinka Foundation, the Nigerian-Lebanese Initiative, and Lucid Investment Bank. Married to Amal and father to two children, Sarah and Basil, he divides his time between Nigeria and Lebanon.