Mayen Adetiba
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Mayen Adetiba | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Education | Columbia University |
| Occupations | Actress, Civil Engineer |
| Known for | Nigerian woman engineer |
| Spouse | Dele Adetiba |
| Children | 3 including Kemi Adetiba |
Mayen Adetiba (born 1954) is a Nigerian actress and a civil engineer.[1]
Adetiba was born in 1954 in Nigeria.[2] She initially wanted to be an accountant, but she then got interested in journalism.[3]
She went to the US for her university education where she had to work as her parents could not send her money because of export restrictions. She was briefly at New York University before she transferred to Columbia University studying electrical engineering. She was told that civil engineering may be more appreciated in Africa so she decided to switch disciplines.[3]
When she switched to study Civil Engineering at Columbia University she was not just the only Nigerian, but also the only black girl on the course.[4] She went on to take her master's degree at Cornell University.[3]
She married Dele Adetiba and their daughter Kemi was born in Lagos in January 1980.[5]
