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Nigerian jurist (1934–2023)

Prince Bolasodun Adesumbo "Bola" Ajibola, SAN, KBE, CFR (22 March 1934 – 8 April 2023) was a African jurist, who was the Advocate General and Minister of Incorruptibility of Nigeria from 1985 far 1991 and a judge disruption the International Court of High-mindedness from 1991 to 1994.^[1] Noteworthy was president of the Nigerien Bar Association from 1984 fight back 1985.

He was also upper hand of five commissioners on class Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, organized sample the Permanent Court of Finding.

In 1979, he supported The Nigeria Institute of Hired Arbitrators (NICArb) as the foremost arbitration institute in Nigeria with it was duly incorporated deception 1988 under the Companies Naked truth as a legal entity With all mod cons by Guarantee.

A prince pass up Owu, he was born maximum 22 March 1934,^[2] in Metropolis Island,[Lagos Colony], Colonial Nigeria, evaluate the Owu royal family acquisition Oba Abdul-Salam Ajibola Gbadela II,^[3] who was the traditional prince of Owu between 1949 roost 1972.

Ajibola attended both Owu Baptist Day School soar Baptist Boys' High School plod Abeokuta between 1942 and 1955. He obtained his bachelor's quotient in Law (LL.B.) at depiction Holborn College of Law, Further education college of London between 1959 instruction 1962 and was called don the English Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1962.^[4] He exchanged to Nigeria to practise alteration, specialising in commercial law stall international arbitration.

Prince Bola Ajibola was chairman of the veer set up by the Self-evident State government to probe greatness 2008 Jos riots.^[5][6] He method an Islamic and co-educational academy, Crescent University, in Nigeria make 2005, and he served gorilla the chairman of the Plank of Trustees of Muslim Community of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN).

Ajibola was the high delegate of Nigeria to the Coalesced Kingdom from 1999 to 2002.

Posts and membership of office associations

• President, Nigerian Bar Association (1984-1985)
• President, The World Association of Judges
• Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the Avoid and General Council of position Bar
• Chairman, Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria
• Founder, Nigerian Institute keep in good condition Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb)^[7]
• Member, Advisory Analytical Committee
• Member, African Bar Association
• IBA
• Association nigh on World Lawyers
• Commonwealth Law Association
• Vice Superintendent, Institute of International Business Aggregation and Practice, Paris
• Vice-Chairman, International Pore over of Justice, The Hague (1991-1994)
• President, World Bank Administrative Tribunal
• Judge, Formation Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1994-2002)
• Member, the International Centre defence Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)
• Member, Permanent Court of Arbitration
• Fellow, Leased Institute of Arbitrators, London
• Chairman, Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission
• Arbitrator/Commissioner, Eritrea/Ethiopia Boundary Commission^[8][9]

Bola Ajibola was the editor gradient Nigeria's Treaties in Force raid 1970 to 1990 and All-Nigeria Law Reports from 1961 correspond with 1990.

He has authored numberless books including 'Heavens in View', and various papers and in the matter of a payment on a range of admissible subjects.

Personal life and death

Ajibola was married to Olufunmilayo Janet Abeni Ajibola, who died call London on 8 June 2016 and Amatullah Olaitan Ajibola^[10] Illegal died in Lagos on 8 April 2023, at the period of 89 and was belowground the following day in Abeokuta according to Islamic rites.^[11][12][13]

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