Iziaq Adekunle Salako
Iziaq Adekunle Salako | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Environment | |
| Honorable Minister | |
| Assumed office August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Sharon Ikeazor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Iziaq Adekunle Adeboye Salako 9 August 1967 Ayetoro Yewa North, Ogun State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Politician, Medical Practitioner |
Iziaq Adekunle Salako (born 9 August 1967, Ayetoro Yewa North, Ogun State) is a Nigerian politician and Medical Practitioner. He currently serves as the Minister of State for Environment.[1][2]
Early life/Background[edit]
Salako was born into the Family of Alhaji Yunus Akande Salako in Ayetoro Yewa North, Ogun State.[3]
Education[edit]
He received his primary education at the United Primary School, Ayetoro then proceeded to Abeokuta Grammar School for his secondary education.[3] He holds an MBBS degree from the University of Lagos and Masters in Public Health from the Lagos State University. [4] He is currently on the last lap of a PhD programme in Public Health specializing in Health Policy and Management.[5]
Professional Career[edit]
He is a certified colposcopist and sonologist.[6] Before Politics he had worked in many institutions including the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Onitsha General Hospital, Ebonyi State, St’ Raphel Hospital, Lagos, Mucas Hospital, Lagos and the Lagos State Health Service Commission where he rose to the position of Senior Medical Officer before exiting the organization to pursue other vision.[7]
Political Career[edit]
He served as the Ogun State Commissioner for Agriculture, Housing and Health between 2007 and 2011.[8] In 2020, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Ogun State Hospitals Management Board and was adjudged the best government parastatal Chairman in the State in 2021 by Gateway News Magazine.[7] In August 2023, he was nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to serve as a minister and after a successful screening by the Nigerian Senate, he was appointed as the Honorable Minister of State for Environment.[4][9]
Personal life[edit]
He is married to Dr Risquat Oluremi Salako, a Public Health Microbiologist and the union is blessed with 3 children. He is a Devout Muslim.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ AriseNews (2024-02-28). "Lassa Fever: Nigeria Launches National Deratisation Exercise". Arise News. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "WPFD: Environment Minister Solicits Journalists Aid In Climate Change Reporting".
- ^ a b TVC News Nigeria (2023-08-05). TRENDING: Senate Screens Isiak Salako From Ogun State For Ministerial Position. Retrieved 2024-05-29 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "Home".
- ^ "Minister of State". environment.gov.ng. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ "PROFILE: Meet President Tinubu's Ogun West Minister-designate, Dr Salako". 5 August 2023.
- ^ a b RazorTimes (2023-08-03). "Tinubu's Ministerial Nominee: Who's Dr. Kunle Salako?". RazorTimes Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
- ^ Media, Penpushing (2023-08-11). "Dr. Isiaq Adekunle Salako: An Ogun State Export Noted for Excellent Performance". PENPUSHING. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "The Honourable Minister of State for Environment, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako and the Conservator-General of the Service, Dr. Ibrahim Musa Goni at the Mini Park".
- ^ "Management Team – Department of Climate Change". Retrieved 2024-05-29.