AKINWALE, Prof. Ayobami Olubunmi(Late)

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Born April 30,1951
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Prof.

AKINWALE

Ayobami

Olubunmi

B.A,M.A, Ph.D;

Ayo Akinwale also known as Ayobami Akinwale[1] (1946 – September 13, 2020) was a Nigerian actor, producer and academic.He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the University of Ibadan before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan.[2] He was the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[3][4] He was also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge on several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions.[2] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards. He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74.
Gender: Male
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  • Married
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State of Origin: Oyo
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Number of Male Children 3
Number of Female Children 3
Profession artist, lecturer, administrator
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Previous Appointments:

Producer/Presenter, BroadcastingCorporation ofOyo State, Ibadan, 1974-85; Lecturer, University ofIlorin, since 1985; Professor, Performing Arts Dept, University ofIlorin, since 2003; ch., Oyo State Council ofArts and Culture, 2007; Directed Two Plays for Oyo State atNAFEST; Actor, Opening Ceremony for Commonwealth Heads ofStates and Governments Meeting; Performed in Several European Countries including, England, Amsterdam, Japan, Holland, Germany,USA;

Society of Nigerian Theatre Art,Committee R37, for Research in the Sociology ofTheatreArts;Association of Nigerian Authors; Black Society of Sociologists; International Sociological Association Committee R.37,1995; Federation of Artists in the Diaspora, 2005;

St Luke's Demonstration School, Molete, Ibadan, 1956-62; Methodist High School, Ibadan, 1963-68; Molusi College, ljebu-lgbo, 1969-71; Universityoflbadan, 1976-81; 1982-83; 1993- 97;
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University StaffClub, Ilorin; hob: dart playing, football andtracking;

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OffAssunah Road,Opp. Bellanding Hotel, Ilorin
pha: Mato’s Compound, Oranyan, Ibadan.

08033597577
ayoakinwale@yahoo.com
Alive
13 September 2020
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