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Taiwo Akinkunmi
Nigerian civil servant (1936–2023)
Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi OFR | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi (1936-05-10)10 May 1936 Abeokuta, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria |
| Died | 29 August 2023(2023-08-29) (aged 87) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria |
| Other names | Michael |
| Occupation(s) | Electrical engineer, retired Nigerian civil servant |
| Years active | 1958–2023 |
Michael Taiwo AkinkunmiOFR (10 May 1936 – 29 August 2023) was a Nigerian civil servant who was best known for designing Nigeria's national flag.[1] He was commonly referred to as Mr.
Flag Man.[2]
Early life and career
Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi was born in Ibadan, of Yoruba origin, the older of a set of twins. He lived with his father until he was 8 years old before he relocated to the Northern part of Nigeria. He began his early education in the North.[3] After his father's retirement, he came down to the West and was re-enrolled at Baptist Day Taiwo Akinkunmi, designer of Nigeria's flag is dead PYZYX