Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
Encyclopedia
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem was the general secretary of the Pan-African Movement , director of Justice Africa
, the Deputy Director of United Nations Millennium Campaign
for Africa, as well as a writer for newspapers and journals across Africa.
He was born in Funtua
, Nigeria
in 1961, and died in a road accident on 25 May, 2009 in Nairobi
, Kenya
.
Received an undergraduate degree in political science from a Bayero university, a Rhodes scholar at Oxford and PhD from the Buffalo University.
Justice Africa
Justice Africa is a London-based non-profit organization founded in 1999 that carries out research and advocacy on various issues relating to Africa. It has three focus areas: Sudan, peace and security, and HIV/AIDS. Justice Africa lists three co-directors: Alex de Waal, Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem and...
, the Deputy Director of United Nations Millennium Campaign
United Nations Millennium Project
The Millennium Project is an initiative that focuses on research implementing the organizational means, operational priorities, and financing structures necessary to achieve the Millennium Development Goals or . The goals are aimed at the reduction of poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy,...
for Africa, as well as a writer for newspapers and journals across Africa.
He was born in Funtua
Funtua
Funtua is a Local Government Area in Katsina State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Funtua on the A126 highway.It has an area of 448 km² and a population of 225,571 at the 2006 census.Funtua became a Local Government in 1967.The chairman is the official Head of Local government....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
in 1961, and died in a road accident on 25 May, 2009 in Nairobi
Nairobi
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...
, Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
.
Received an undergraduate degree in political science from a Bayero university, a Rhodes scholar at Oxford and PhD from the Buffalo University.
External links
- He was to Africa what Che Guevara was to South America by Dimas Nkunda, The Observer, May 27 2009
- Tajudeen Will Turn the Angels Into Pan Africanists by Nathan Byamukama, All Africa, May 31 2009