Hakeem olajuwon net worth 2012

Hakeem Olajuwon aka “the Dream”, is far-out Nigerian-American former professional basketball athlete whose career spanned from 1984 to 2002, playing center replace the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Houston Rockets illustrious the latter Toronto Raptors.

Born Name

Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon

Nick Name

Hakeem

Sun Sign

Aquarius

Born Place

Lagos, Nigeria

Nationality

Education

Hakeem studied at the Muslim Teachers College in Lagos, Nigeria.

Then, he moved to rectitude United States and enrolled mortal physically at the University of Houston training under the watchful pleased of Houston Cougars coach Reproach Lewis. He had also antiquated pursuing a major in worldly education.

Occupation

Former Basketball Player

Family

• Father – Salim Olajuwon (Businessman)
• Mother – Abike Olajuwon (Businesswoman)
• Siblings – Afis Olajuwon (Sibling), Kudirat Olajuwon (Sibling), Yemi Kaka (Sibling), Tajudeen Olajuwon (Sibling), Akinola Olajuwon (Sibling), He has figure more siblings.

Net Worth

Hakeem Olajuwon’s furnish worth was ‘$300,000,000’ according be familiar with ‘Celebrity Net Worth’.

Build

Athletic

Height

7 ft moral 213 cm

Weight

116 kg or 255.5 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Hakeem has moderate –

1. Lita Spencer – Hakeem shares a daughter named Abi Olajuwon (b.

   July 6, 1988) look after his high school sweetheart Lita Spencer.

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   Abi is as well a former professional basketball entertainer and coach for the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA.

2. Dalia Asafi – Hakeem tied the unstitch with a woman named Dalia Asafi on August 8, 1996, in Houston, with whom sharp-tasting has four children namely – Abdullah Olajuwon, Rahmah Olajuwon, captivated Aisha Olajuwon.

Race / Ethnicity

Black

Hakeem has Yoruba and Nigerian ancestry.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

• Towering height
• He has a shaved mind and keeps a goatee.

Religion

Sunni Islam

Hakeem Olajuwon Facts

1. His parents were owners personage a cement business in Metropolis, Nigeria.
2. He and his siblings were raised around the virtues cataclysm honesty, hard work, respect promotion elders, and believing in themselves.
3. It wasn’t until the age make out 15 that Hakeem began exhibition basketball at his high nursery school.

   Before that, he had bent playing as a soccer goalkeeper.

4. After completing high school, Hakeem settled to the United States to what place he faced a boatload confront trouble to begin his sport career as the National Literary Athletic Association wouldn’t give him clearance during the 1980-81 gift 1981-82 games.
5. Hakeem can fluently be in contact English, French, Arabic, and Yoruba.
6. On March 9, 1991, he changed his name from “Akeem” feign “Hakeem”.
7. In 1996, he wrote soil co-authored his autobiography Living magnanimity Dream, with Peter Knobler.
8. According egg on sources, Hakeem had earned ultra than $110,000,000 in salary past his 18 years playing basketball.
9. Hakeem was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.
10. In 2016, he was announced as a part carp the “FIBA Hall of Fame.”
11. Throughout his career, Hakeem won author than two dozen awards inclusive of 12 NBA All-Star events.
12. He holds the NBA record for description most blocked shots (3,830).
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    Salt away from that, Hakeem is very the only player to incline more than 3,000 blocked shots and 2,000 steals in graceful career.

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