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OMISORE, Iyiola

· b. September 15, 1957

Iyioola Omisore served as Deputy State Governor of Osun State from 1999 – 2003 under Governor Adebisi Akande. On August 9, 2014, He ran for Governor of Osun State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) however, He lost to Rauf Aregbesola who was the incumbent Governor. Iyiola Omisore is currently contesting for the governorship seat on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Osun gubernatorial election 2018.

Biographical record

Gender
Male
Date of Birth
September 15, 1957
State of Origin
Osun State
Place of Birth
Ile-Ife
Father's Name
Oba David Olajide Omisore
Mother's Name
Princess Emila Adejola
Schools Attended with Dates
SS Peter and Paul Roman Catholic School, Ile-Ife; St. John Grammar School Ile-Ife; Federal Polytechnic Owo, Ondo State; Brunel University, Uxbridge; International School of Management, Paris; Georgetown University, Washington DC; ABS Academy, Athens, Greece; University of Carolina; West London College; Harvard University; Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklungg GmbH, Germany
Present Appointment
Owner, Chrisore Engineering; Senator, Osun East Senatorial District, Federal Republic of Nigeria
Previous Appointments
- Deputy State Governor, Osun State, 1999 – 2003;

- Senator, Osun East constituency, Federal Republic of Nigeria, April 2003-2007;

- Member, National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review (JCCR), 2008;

- Delegate, Nigeria to the 5th Consultative Assembly of Parliamentarians in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October, 2008

Have you ever been a member of any political party?
N/A
Awards and Honours
- Winner, Presidential Merit Award for Support and Contribution to the Development of the Society by Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), 2007;
- Winner, Prime Award for Remarkable Contribution to the Growth of Engineering Profession and Society by Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), 2008

Last Update Thu 27, Sep 2018

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