Rahmon Ade Bello

Rahmon Ade bello (born October 1948) is a Nigerian professor of Chemical engineering, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria.[1][2][3]

Rahmon Ade bello
Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
Assumed office
November, 2012
Acting vice chancellor of the University of Lagos
In office
May, 2012  November, 2017
Preceded byBabatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe
Succeeded byOluwatoyin Ogundipe
Personal details
BornOctober 1948
Ogun State Nigeria
Political partyNon-Partisan

Early life and education

Rahmon was born on October 1948 in Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. He was educated at Egbado College in Ilaro, a town in Ogun State. He proceeded to the Polytechnic of Ibadan, where he received an OND in Mechanical Engineering . In 1974, he obtained a Bachelor of science (B.sc) degree in Chemical Engineering from the Obafemi Awolowo University. He holds a master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo and Doctorate degree (Ph. D) from the same University[4]

Career

He was appointed as the acting vice chancellor of the University of Lagos in May 2012 following the sudden death of the then incumbent vice chancellor, professor Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe, who died of heart attack in 2012.[5][6][7] In November 2012, Rahmon was confirmed as the vice chancellor of the university, a position he held till November 2017.[8][9][10]

He is a fellow of several professional bodies like the Nigerian Academy of Engineering, Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers and a COREN registered engineer.

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