Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iwo, Osun
| Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi | |
|---|---|
| Oba | |
| 16th Oluwo of Iwo | |
| Reign | 16 January 2016 |
| Coronation | 16 January 2016 |
| Predecessor | Asiru Olatunbosun Tadese |
| Born | 21 June 1967 Iwo, Osun |
| Spouse | Chanel Chin (divorced) Princess Firdaus |
| House | Gbaase |
| Father | Kola Akanbi |
Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi (born 21 June 1967) is a Nigerian traditional ruler. He is the 16th Oluwo of Iwo.
Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi was born on 21 June, 1967 to the family of Prince Kola Akanbi of Gbaase Ruling House, Iwo Kingdom. He attended elementary school at Omolewa Nursery and Primary School, Oritamefa, Ibadan, between 1972 and 1978. In 1978, Adewale Akanbi started his secondary education at Iwo Grammar School, Araromi, Iwo and later went to Oba Akinyele Memorial High School, Idi-Ape, Ibadan. He subsequently attended the Polytechnic Ibadan, where he obtained a National Diploma in Mass Communication in 1987.[1]
Career
Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi is the Director and Founder of People Against Loneliness Inc., and the managing director of Morganz Gamo Quarry, Ibadan.[2]