Kase Lukman Lawal was born in Ibadan

Ibadan

Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...

 in 1954. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University

Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States....

in 1976, and his MBA from Prairie View A&M University, Texas in 1978. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC International Corporation and chairman of Allied Energy Corporation in Houston, Texas, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, CAMAC HOLDINGS; vice chairman, Port of Houston Authority Commission. He also serves as a member of the board of directors and is a significant shareholder in Unity National Bank, the only federally insured and licensed African-American-owned bank in Texas. Lukman Lawal was a member of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Business Advisory Council and, in 1994, he was a finalist for the United States Business Entrepreneur of the Year.

Career summary

• Shell Oil Refining Company, 1975–1977, process engineer
• Dresser Industries, 1977–1979, research chemist
• Suncrest Investment Corporation, 1980–1982, vice president
• Baker Investments, 1982–1986, president
• CAMAC Holdings, 1986–, chief executive officer and president
• Port of Houston Authority Board of Commissioners, 1999–2000, commissioner 2000–, vice chairman
• Allied Energy Corporation, 1991–, chairman.