Leemon Ikpea

Leemon Agbonjagwe Ikpea(born 19 December 1956), is a Nigerian businessman, industrialist and philanthropist. He founded Lee Engineering and Construction Company Limited, a company involved in various industries including oil and gas, construction and power.

Early life and education Leemon was born in Ewatto town in the Esan South East Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Leemon Agbonjagwe Ikpea attended John's Primary School in Ajamogha, Warri, where he started and completed his secondary education. After his Secondary School education, Leemon went to the US and then attended Harvard Business School in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, where he obtained a degree in business management program.

Philanthropy Leemon established the Agbonjagwe Leemon Ikpea foundation (ALIF), a non-governmental and non-profit foundation, the foundation carries out community development projects in areas such as health, issue that concerns less privileged, especially as it affects their education.

Recognition Honorary title, Odonlagbon of Warri kingdom. He was conferred with Honorary Fellowship of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) in 2024. He was awarded The Sun Business Person of the Year 2018. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of Business Administration from the University of Benin in 2024. 2025, Leemon was conferred honorary doctorate of engineering from Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun for contributions to development of oil and gas sector in Nigeria.