Bola Ajibola biography, net worth, death, age, career, education, personal life, state of origin and more
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Bola Ajibola was a Nigeria jurist who was born in Owu, Abeokuta in Ogun state. He was attorney general and the minister of justice in Nigeria from 1985 to 1991.
He was also a judge of the international court of justice from 1991 to 1994. Bola Ajibola was president of the Nigerian Bar association from 1984 to 1985.
He specializes in commercial law and international arbitration when he practiced law in Nigeria.
Bola Ajibola graduated from the University of London at the Holborn college of Law with a bachelor’s degree in Law.
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Name: Bolasodun Adesunbo Ajibola
Date of birth: 22nd March 1934
Age: 89 years’ old
State of origin: Ogun state
Nationality: Nigerian
Profession: Lawyer
Net worth $500,000
Bola Ajibola biography (Early life)
Bola Ajibola was born on the 22nd of March 1934 into the Owu Royal family, Abeokuta Ogun state. His father was Oba Abdullsalam Ajibola Gbadela II.
Bola Ajibola education
Bola Ajibola attended both Owu Baptist day school & Baptist boy’s high school in Abeokuta. He graduated from the Holborn college of Law, University of London with a bachelor’s degree in Law.
He was called to the English bar at the Lincoln’s Inn in 1962.
Bola Ajibola career
Bola Ajibola was attorney general and the minister of justice in Nigeria from 1985 to 1991.
He was also a judge of the international court of justice from 1991 to 1994. Bola Ajibola was president of the Nigerian Bar association from 1984 to 1985.
He was also one of five commissioners on the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized through the Permanent Court of Arbitration.
He specializes in commercial law and international arbitration when he practiced law in Nigeria.Bola established an Islamic and co-educational institution crescent university in Nigeria in 2005.
He served as the chairman of the board of Trustees of Muslim Ummah of South west Nigeria (MUSWEN)
He was high commissioner of Nigeria to the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2002.
Bola Ajibola memberships
- President, Nigerian Bar Association (1984-1985)
- President, The World Association of Judges
- Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the Bar and General Council of the Bar
- Chairman, Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria
- Member, Advisory Judicial Committee
- Member, African Bar Association
- IBA
- Association of World Lawyers
- Commonwealth Law Association
- Vice President, Institute of International Business Law and Practice, Paris
- Vice-Chairman, International Court of Justice, The Hague (1991-1994)
- President, World Bank Administrative Tribunal
- Judge, Constitution Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994-2002)
- Member, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
- Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London
- Chairman, Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
- Arbitrator/Commissioner, Eritrea/Ethiopia Boundary Commission
Bola Ajibola personal life
Bola Ajibola was married to Olufunmilayo Janet Abeni Ajibola who died in 2016.
Bola Ajibola death
Bola Ajibola died on the 9th of April 2023. He was 89 years’ old.
Bola Ajibola net worth
Bola Ajibola net worth has been estimated at $500,000.
Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
How old was Bola Ajibola?
He was 89 years’ old
Where is Bola Ajibola from?
He hails from Ogun state.
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