Background
Lawal was born June 30, 1954 in Ibadan.
Lawal was born June 30, 1954 in Ibadan.
He obtained his Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Texas Southern University in 1976, and his Master of Business Administration from Prairie View Agricultural and Mechanical University, Texas in 1978.
He is the chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC International Corporation, chairman and chief executive officer of CAMAC Energy Incorporated, and chairman of Allied Energy Corporation in Houston, Texas, Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, CAMAC HOLDINGS. Vice chairman, Portuguese of Houston Authority Commission. 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, since 1986, chief executive officer and president
Portuguese of Houston Authority Board of Commissioners, 1999–2000, commissioner since 2000, vice chairman
Allied Energy Corporation, since 1991, chairman.
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. 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. Lawal is a member of Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.