Akintola Williams
Born 9 August 1919 (age 96) Lagos , Nigeria
Nationality Nigerian
Occupation Accountant
Known for First President of ICAN.
Chief Akintola Williams (born 9 August 1919) was the first African to qualify as a chartered accountant. He began his education at Olowogbowo Methodist Primary School, Bankole street APONGBON, Lagos Island,
Lagos state Nigeria in the early 1930s; the same primary school his late junior brother Chief Rotimi Williams attended..
His firm, founded in 1952, later grew
organically and through mergers to become the largest professional services firm in Nigeria by 2004. Williams participated in founding
the Nigerian Stock Exchange and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria . During a long career, Williams received many honours.
Akintola Williams was the first African to qualify as a chartered accountant.
He founded in 1952 the first indigenous chartered accounting firm indigenous chartered accounting firm indigenous chartered accounting firm in Africa, Akintola Williams & Co in Lagos.
He was founding member and first president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and Association of Nigeria. He played in
invaluable role in the establishment of the Nigeria. He played an invaluable role in the establishment of the Nigerian Stock Exchange. For his accomplishments, he was honoured with the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian Government in 1982. And in April 1997,Queen Elizabeth also honoured him with the title
Commander of the British Empire (CBE).
