Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (6 January 1961 – 25 May 2009) 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.[1]
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 January 1961 |
| Died | 25 May 2009 (aged 48) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation(s) | General Secretary of the Pan-African Movement, Director of Justice Africa, the Deputy Director of United Nations Millennium Campaign of Africa |
| Known for | 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 January, and died in a road accident on 25 May 2009 in Nairobi, Kenya, while on his way to the airport to catch a flight to Rwanda where he was scheduled to meet with the President of Rwanda.[2] [3]
Received an undergraduate degree in political science from a Bayero university, a Rhodes scholar at Oxford and PhD from the Buffalo University.
References
- "Pan-Africanist dies in car crash". BBC News. May 25, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- "Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, 1961-2009". Millennium Campaign. May 25, 2009. Archived from the original on August 27, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.
- Tributes to a fallen giant Pambazuka News
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
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