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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

Died29 August 2023(2023-08-29) (aged 87)

Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria

Other namesMichael
Occupation(s)Electrical engineer, retired Nigerian civil servant
Years active1958–2023

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