LLB, BL, MILD, retired soldier, lawyer, bornJuly20, 1940, lya-Gbedde, Oyi, Kwara State; married Comfort Adunni Oni 1965,two sons, three daughters; Education: CMS Primary School, Burutu, 1949, Com munity Primary School, Iyah-Gbedde, Aiyetoro-Gbedde, 1945-54, Offa Grammar School, Offa, 1955-59, School of Radiogra phy, Lagos, 1960, Nigerian Military Train ing College (now Nigerian Defence Acad emy), Kaduna, 1961, Mons' Officer Cadet School, Aldershot, England, 1961-62, Small Arms School, Hythe, Kent, 1962, Nigerian Army Pay School, Apapa, Lagos, 1965,Com mand and General Staff College, Fort- Leavenworth, Kansa, USA, 1971-72, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1978-80, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos, 1979-80, Naval Post- Graduate School, Monterey, California, USA, 1981,University of Lagos, 1983-85and 1986- 87, Nigerian Law School, 1985-86; Career: Appointed Platoon Commander, 1st and 2nd Battalions, Nigerian Army, 1962-63; Com pany Commander, 1st Battalion Nigerian Army, 1962-63; Company Commander, 1st Battalion, NA, 1963-64; Weapon Training Officer, Nigerian Army Depot, Zaria, 1965- 66; Staff Captain 'Q,' I Brigade, N.A., Ka duna,1966-67 andDeputy ArmyAdjutant and Quartermaster-General, April - August 1967; Army Adjutant and Quartermaster General, I Division, N.A., Makurdi, August- October 1967; Commanding Officer, 27 Battalion, N.A„ (2 sector), 1967-68; Brigade Com mander, 7 and 9 Bridgades, N.A., 1968-69; General Staff Officer 1, 2 Infantry Division, N.A, 1969-70; Deputy Adjutant-General, Headquarters, N.A, 1970-71; appointed Mili tary Governor, defunct Western State, 1971- 72; Commanding Officer, N.A., Depot, Abeokuta, 1972-74; Director,MilitaryManu als and Command Duties, N.A., Headquar ters, 1974;Chief Instructor, Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, June - September 1975; appointed Military governor, old Oyo State, 1976-78;redeployed as Commandant, Army School of Infantry, Jaji; Director-General, De fence Industries Corporation of Nigerian, Kaduna 1979; Adjutant-General, N.A, 1981- 83; retired voluntarily from the Nigerian Army, 1983; appointed Minister of Police Affairs, Abuja, 1999-date; President, Nige rian Olympic Committee, 1985-87; engaged in private legal practice, David M. Jemibewon and Company (legal practitioners), Ikoyi, Lagos, since 1987; Minister for Police Af fairs, 1999-date; member and former Presi dent, Club Arcade of Nigeria; member, La gosLawn tennis Club; member, Lagos Coun try Club, Ikeja; member, Lords Club, Ikeja; member, Golf Club, Ilorin; first President, Alumni Association of National Institute for Policy andStrategic Studies, Kuru - Jos, 1980- 82; member, National Institute, since 1980; Appointed Minister of Police Affairs 1999- date Traditional Titles: The Jagunmolu of Ibadan, The Majeobaje of Idanre; Chairman, National Insurance Supervisory Board; Na tional Honours and Decoration: conferred with the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic, 1981, and recipient of Campaign Medal, General Service Medal, Defence Ser vice Medal, National Service Medal; recipi ent, '1999 Achievers Award' of the Univer sity of Lagos, 1999; Foreign Decoration: UN Congo Medal; Publication: ACombat ant In Government, UK, Heinemann Educa tion Books, 1978; An Introduction to Mili tary Law inNigeria, Friends foundation Pub lishers, Lagos, 1989; Hobbies: football, squash, driving; Official Address: David M. Jemibewon and Company. Legal Practitio ners, PO Box 50824, Ikoyi, Lagos State; Tele phone: 01-616-133,685-415: OR;Office of the Honourable Minister of Police Affairs, Police Headquarters, Commassie House, Moshood Abiola Road, Area 10, Garki, Abuja; Home: Block 1, Plot 1, Major-General Jemibewon Street, Ogudu-Ojota, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos State.
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