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Nigerian politician (born 1967)

Iyabo Obasanjo (born 27 April 1967) is a Nigerian academic, epidemiologist, and former senator. She is the daughter of former president of NigeriaOlusegun Obasanjo and his wife Oluremi Obasanjo.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Obasanjo attended Corona School in Victoria Island, Lagos, Capital School in Kaduna, and Queen's College in Lagos.

She obtained a degree in veterinary medicine from the University of Ibadan in 1988, a master's degree in epidemiology from University of California, Davis in Davis, California, United States, in 1990, and a PhD in the same subject from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1994.^[3]

Political career

Before her senatorial election, Obasanjo was Ogun State Commissioner for Health.^[4] She was elected as a Nigerian Senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District of Ogun State in April 2007.^[4] She ran for re-election April 2011 on th