Chief Wale Edun | |
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 At a WEF special meeting in 2024 | |
| Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Zainab Ahmed |
| Lagos State Commissioner of Finance | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Governor | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Muhammed Ajibola Olagbaye |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Adebayo Adewusi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20th April |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | |
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Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun, commonly known as Wale Edun,[1] is a Nigerian economist, investment banker and politician who is the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy since August 2023.[2] He was appointed the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank in 2023. He is the first Nigerian to occupy this position in 60 years.[3]
- ^ "Tinubu nominates Wale Edun into presidential transition council". punching.com. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Onuah, Felix (16 August 2023). "Nigeria's Tinubu appoints banker Olawale Edun as finance minister -presidency". Reuters. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Olisah, Chike (14 October 2023). "Nigeria's Finance Minister, Wale Edun, gets World Bank appointment". Nairametrics. Retrieved 22 October 2024.