Modupe Irele

Modupe E. Irele
17th Nigerian Ambassador to France
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 December 2017
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Personal details
BornNigeria
ProfessionDiplomat

Modupe Enitan Irele is a Nigerian diplomat and current Nigerian Ambassador to France,[1] becoming the first female to hold the role since the diplomatic mission appointed its first representative in 1966.[2][3] She was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari on 20 October 2016,[4] and presented her credentials to President Macron on 18 December 2017.[5]

  1. ^ "Principal Officers". nigeriafrance.com.
  2. ^ "Chronicle of Ambassadors".
  3. ^ "First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence". First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence. Punch Ng. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Nigeria: Buhari Nominates 46 Ambassadors". All Africa. Retrieved 5 February 2022. (subscription required)
  5. ^ "First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence". First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence. Punch Ng. Retrieved 8 June 2020.