{"id":16849,"date":"2017-03-21T17:47:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:47:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=16849"},"modified":"2017-05-26T14:52:21","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T13:52:21","slug":"simoyan-chief-amb-olayinka-olasehinde","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/simoyan-chief-amb-olayinka-olasehinde\/","title":{"rendered":"SIMOYAN, Chief (Amb.) Olayinka Olasehinde"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> B.A;mni;diplomat, banker, administrator, b:February 1,1934;p:Egbe; ht: Egbe; Iga: WestYagba;so: Kogi;m: Modugpeola MimoworolaAfolabi, 1963;nc:threes,threed:ed: S.I.M. CentralSchool, Egbe, 1949-52;Titcombe College, Egbe, 1953-58; Nigerian College ofTechnology, Zaria, 1959-60; Nigerian College of TechnologyandUniversityofIfe, Ibadan Branch, 1960-62;UnivereityDe Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 1963-64;AmericanUniversity,Washington D.C,USA. 1966-68;BiaoBankingTrainingSchool, ParisFrance, 1977-78; National InstituteofPolicyandStrategicStudies,Kuru,Jos,1981;Univereity oflbadan, 1983-91;cr: Establishment Officer, Premier&#8217;s Office, Kaduna, 1962;Protocol Officer,Ministry ofInternal Affaire,Kaduna,1962;Executive Officer,Finance, MinistryofAgriculture, Kaduna, 1962-63; External Affairs Officer,Grade9,Ministry ofExternal Affairs,Ugos, 1963; SecondSecretary, Political Affairs,NigerianEmbassy,WashingtonD.C,USA, 1965-68; asst sec EconomicAffairsDivision, Ministry ofExternal Affairs,Lagos, 1%8-69; snr. Protocol Officer,Ministry ofExternal Affairs, Ugos, 1970; Change d&#8217;Affaires ofThe Federal RepublicofNigeriatothe Republic ofDahomey (NowBenin),1971-74; enChanged&#8217;Affaires of Federal RepublicofNigeria totheRepublic ofAustria,&#8217; 974-76; AlternatePermanent Representative of NigeriatotheInternational Atomic, EnergyAgency,Vienna,Austria,197476; d-Permanent Representative ofNigeriatotheUnited Nations industrial DevelopmentOrganisation,Vienna,Austria, 1974-78;d-dir: International Organisation andDivision,MinistryofExternal Affairs,Lagos,1976-77; dChiefof*Proto(X)l,Minisu7ofExtentalAfl&#038;irs,Lagos 1977;dgm: International Bank for West Africa (Now Afribank) Ugos, 1977-84; e-dinI984-87; ManagementandBankingConsultant, 1987-95;GubernatorialAspirant,Kogi, 1996-98;ManagementConsultant,since 1995;Columnist, SundayTimes, 1999-2005;presd\/cb: Council,OlayinkaSimoyan InstituteofManagement and Technology, Egbe, Kogi; occasional ColumnistThe Sun, 2005; mm: Nigerian Delegation toAllOPECConferences, 1974-76; Historical Societyof Nigeria; Nigerian Economic Society,Chartered InstituteofBankers, England; , BibleSociety ofNigeria; NationalGeographicalAuthors;Board,Nigerian Heart Foundation, Ugos; tt: Basorun ofEgbeland, 1977;Gbokumniyi of Okunland. 2001; Omoba Ni, Kent, Benin Republic,1972;publ: EgbeNotes, History of 1981; Egbe Chronicle History 1991; A Life of Life, 1992; A Rainbowin the Night, 1994;New PenpublishingCompanyLimitedandso ntanyyet be published; pp: United NigeriaDemocratic Party, 1996-98; Peoples Democratic Party, since 1999; hob: country walk, lawn tennis collection ofrare coins, pebbles, stamps, paintings; off:\/res:25, Abibai Ajose Street, Ogudu GRA,Lagos;tel: C1-4705004;08056458443;08038397311; e-m: chiefsimoyan@yahoo.com; pha:7,GovernmentGuestHouseRoad,Egbe, Kogi State; tel: 08056458443,08038397311. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[749,2404,2398],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-16849","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-administrator","category-banker","category-diplomat"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/16849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/16849\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16849"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=16849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}