Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi
| 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.
Early life and education
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]
Reign
Akanbi was coronated as the 16th Oluwo of Iwo in 2016.[3][4]
In 2018, he issued an apology for the role that the traditional royal families in Nigeria played in the Atlantic slave trade.[5]
In May 2024, he and Igwe Alfred Achebe, the Obi of Onitsha, bestowed the chieftaincy titles Ada Mazi (transl. 'the daughter of the Igbo ancestral palace') and Adetokunbo (transl. 'royalty from across the seas') on to Meghan, Duchess of Sussex during a royal visit.[6]
Personal life
Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi is Muslim. He was first married to Chanel Chin, with whom he has a son, and they later divorced.[7] He married a second time to Princess Firdaus, with whom he has a daughter.[8]
References
- ^ Alamu, tosin (12 February 2022). "Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi (Oluwo of Iwo) Biography, Net Worth, Age, Wiki, Wife, Facts". Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ "PROFILE : Prince Rasheed Adewale Akanbi". Osun State Official Website. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Press, Princewill (16 January 2021). "5th Coronation Anniversary: Oluwo Counts His Many Blessings". Factual Times. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ THEWILL, Ivory Ukonu (15 January 2023). "Oluwo Of Iwo Marks 7th Coronation Anniversary With Book Launch". Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Oluwole, Josiah. "Nigerian monarch apologises for traditional rulers' participation in slave trade". Premium Times.
- ^ Busari, Stephanie (13 May 2024). "Meghan visited Nigeria as a duchess and left an African princess". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 May 2024. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Bamigbola, Bola (15 December 2019). "Oluwo ends marriage with Jamaican wife, Chanel Chin". The Punch. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Bamigbola, Bola (19 March 2022). "'Queen Firdaus of Iwoland', Oluwo unveils new wife". The Punch. Retrieved 13 July 2024.