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Akinwumi Adesina was born on 6 February, 1960 in Nigeria, is a Nigerian economist. Discover Akinwumi Adesina's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 64 years old?
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64 years old |
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Aquarius |
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6 February, 1960 |
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6 February |
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Nigeria |
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Nigeria
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Akinwumi Adesina Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Akinwumi Adesina's Wife?
His wife is Grace Adesina (m. 1984)
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Grace Adesina (m. 1984) |
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Akinwumi Adesina Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Akinwumi Adesina worth at the age of 64 years old? Akinwumi Adesina’s income source is mostly from being a successful economist. He is from Nigeria. We have estimated Akinwumi Adesina's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Under Review |
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economist |
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Timeline
Akinwumi "Akin" Adesina CON is a Nigerian economist, who is currently serving as the President of the African Development Bank.
He previously served as Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
He attended a village school and had a bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics with First Class Honors from the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria in 1981.
He was the first student to be awarded this distinction by the university.
He pursued further studies at Purdue University, Indiana and briefly returned to Nigeria in 1984, to get married.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics in 1988 from Purdue, where he won the outstanding Ph.D. thesis for his research work.
He worked at the Rockefeller Foundation since winning a fellowship from the foundation as a senior scientist in 1988.
From 1990 to 1995, Adesina served as a senior economist at West African Rice Development Association (WARDA) in Bouaké, Ivory Coast.
From 1999 to 2003, he was the representative of the Foundation for the Southern African area.
From 2003 to 2008, he was an associate director for food security.
Until his appointment as Minister in 2010, he was Vice President of Policy and Partnerships for the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
Adesina was the Nigerian Agriculture Minister from 2010 to 2015.
Adesina was named Forbes African Man of the Year, for his reform of Nigerian agriculture.
He introduced more transparency into the fertiliser supply chain.
He also said that he would give away mobile phones to farmers, but this proved too difficult.
One of the reasons was lack of a mobile network in country areas.
In 2010, United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, appointed him as one of 17 global leaders, to spearhead the Millennium Development Goals.
He was elected as the President of the African Development Bank in 2015 and re-elected for a second term in 2020.
He is the first Nigerian to hold the post.
Adesina was born to a Nigerian farmer in Ibadan, Oyo state.
On 28 May 2015, Adesina was elected the presumptive President of the African Development Bank.
He began his tenure of the office on 1 September 2015.
In September 2016, Adesina was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, to serve as member of the Lead Group of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
In 2017, he was awarded 2017 World Food Prize.
On 27 August 2020, Adesina was re-elected as President of the Africa Development Bank for a second term of five years.
While at Purdue University, Adesina and his wife, along with another couple, started a Christian group called the African Student Fellowship.
He and his wife, Grace, have three children, Rotimi, Emmanuel and Segun.
