Hakeem (born in Lagos Nigeria) into middle class Yoruba family. He his the first of his father children. Hakeem is the founder of H & S Integrated services limited. He had a brief career with UBA PLC, Hakeem has worked with Hamolas Nigeria Limited where he started has a Geotechnical Engineer and later became the Project Manager. Hakeem has a B.sc degree in Geology from Ahmadu Bello University and a Postgraduate degree in Petroleum Engineering from Heriot Watt University, UK.
Hakeem is a member of the prestigious Energy Institute, and a memeber of several other bodies including Project Management Institute, Canadian association of Drilling Engineers, Petroleum Exploration society of Great Britain, Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society.