Arthur Eze is a Nigerian oil mogul, politician, and philanthropist, at the moment he is the CEO of Atlas Oranto Petroleum, which is the largest privately held Nigeria exploration and production group currently.
Arthur Eze is a public figure in the Nigerian political and business space. In this article, I will let you know all the necessary information including his biography, age, business, net worth, cars, private jet, and other information.
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Real Name: Prince Arthur Eze
Title: Ozoigbondu
Date of Birth: 27 November 1948
Nationality: Nigerian
State of Origin: Anambra State
Place of Birth: Anambra State
Source of Wealth: Oil & Gas Business
Net Worth: $5.8 Billion
Biography
Arthur Eze is a popular Nigerian businessman, politician, and philanthropist, he is the founder and current Chief Executive Officer of Atlas Oranto Petroleum.
He owns a traditional title bestowed upon him ‘Ozoigbondu’ of Ndi Igbo. According to the available information, he was born on the 27th of November 1948 in Ukpo, Dunukofia LGA, in Anambra State.
Arthur Eze is from a royal family that owns the largest privately held oil exploration and production companies in Nigeria.
Education
According to the available information, Arthur Eze attended St. Augustine Secondary School in Nkwere, Imo State in 1970, immediately after his education in Nigeria he proceeded to California State University to pursue a degree in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering between 1974 to 1978.
Career
In 1991, Arthur Eze was given an oil block as Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 75 under indigenous sole risk concession terms. After the discovery of Ejulebe, the license was converted into Oil Mining Lease (OML) 109 in 1996. That is how the well-known popular Atlas Petroleum International was established.
Atlas Oranto Petroleum, an organization that was established for oil production and exploration in Africa, began his business career.
At the moment, Arthur Eze owns 22 oil and gas licenses spanning 12 different African countries, like Nigeria, Liberia, Senegal, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Mali, and Benin.
Arthur Eze’s Atlas Oranto Petroleum owns billions of dollars worth of assets, which makes the company the biggest holder of oil exploration blocks in Africa.
Arthur Eze also established an airline company that is known as Triax Airlines which was founded in 1992. This airline only focuses on and is based at Enugu Airport.
Triax Airlines operated three Boeing 727s before they went out of business in 2000.
Arthur Eze also invested in several industries, including banking, real estate, agriculture, telecommunications, and the media.
Private Jet
Arthur Eze is one of the few Nigerian billionaires that owns a private jet.
In 2022, Arthur Eze acquired one Gulfstream G450 Jet worth millions of Dollars.
Arthur Eze’s Net Worth
Arthur Eze has been one of the most successful businessmen in the oil sector in Nigeria over the years and currently.
Apart from that, he is one of the richest Nigerian businessmen especially in the eastern part of the country.
Arthur Eze is worth billions, he has numerous businesses in Nigeria and other countries of the world because of this, it is difficult to track all of his assets.
Nevertheless, Arthur Eze’s net worth is estimated to be $5.8 billion.
Personal Life
Currently, there is no information about Prince Arthur Eze’s wife and children. He established The Prince Osisioma Foundation, a non-governmental organization that was established to emphasize youth empowerment, education, health, and community development.
Over the years, Prince Arthur Eze has been living an opulent lifestyle and amasses some estates, vehicles, and private aircraft.
Prince Arthur Eze attends the Anglican Church and has been a devoted Christian even from childhood.
Prince Arthur Eze is a philanthropist. He made several donations over the years both in Nigeria and other countries.
Prince Arthur Eze donated $12 million in 2013 for the construction of St. Stephen’s Anglican Deanery and Youth Development Center in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. He also donated $800,000 for the construction of two primary schools in Yirol and Rumbek communities in South Sudan.
He was part of those who contributed to the relief needs of the victims of Boko Haram insurgencies, of which he donated the sum of $800,000 at a fundraiser in Abuja.
Prince Arthur Eze donated N25 million to funds raised for the ‘Russia 2018’ FIFA World Cup in 2018.
He gave $ 6.3 million to the flood relief efforts in Nigeria in 2013. Likewise, he built a medical research unit for the Nnamdi Azikiwe University.