Olugbenga (Ayodeji) Ashiru ( English Olugbenga (Ayodeji) Ashiru ; August 27, 1948 , Ijebu-Ode , Colonial Nigeria - November 29, 2014 , South Africa ) - Nigerian diplomat and statesman, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria (2011-2013).
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| Predecessor | Odein Ajumogobiya | ||||||
| Successor | Viola Onvuliri , acting | ||||||
| Birth | August 27, 1948 Ijebu Ode , Colonial Nigeria | ||||||
| Death | November 29, 2014 (66 years old) South Africa | ||||||
| Education | University of Lagos | ||||||
Biography
In 1972 he graduated from the Faculty of History of the University of Lagos with a bachelor of arts degree.
- 1972-1974 - Third, second secretary of the Department of African Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria,
- 1974-1977 - First Secretary of the Embassy of Nigeria in Japan,
- 1977-1979 - First Secretary of the Administrative Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria,
- 1979-1982 - Senior Advisor, Head of the Office of the Embassy of Nigeria in Sweden,
- 1982-1984 - Minister Counselor, Acting Head of Department: Department of America, Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
- 1984-1985 - Chargé d'affaires ai of Nigeria in the Central African Republic,
- 1985-1988 - Plenipotentiary Minister of the Embassy of Nigeria in the United Kingdom,
- 1988-1991 - Deputy Director of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria,
- 1991-1999 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea,
- 1999-2002 - Director of the regions of the regional department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
- 2002-2005 - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
- 2005-2009 - Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Nigeria to South Africa and the Kingdom of Lesotho and Swaziland (concurrently),
- 2011-2013 - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria.
Awards and titles
He was awarded the Order of Honor of the DPRK (1997) and the French Order of Merit (1999).