Femi Falana

Femi Falana, SAN (born 20 May 1958)[1] is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.[2][3]

Femi Falana
Femi Falana
Born (1958-05-20) May 20, 1958
Lagos State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
OccupationLawyer
Spouse(s)Funmi Falana
Children3
Websitefalanafalana.com.ng

Education

He graduated from the University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife Osun State. He is a Principal Partner at Falana&Falana Chambers which he runs with Funmi Falana his wife. He contested and lost the governorship election of Ekiti State in 2007 on the platform of the National Conscience Party, a party he served as National Chairman in 2011.[4]

He is the father of Falz, a popular Nigerian rapper, singer, online comedian and actor[5] and husband to Nigerian women's rights activist Funmi Falana.[6] He belongs to many professional bodies: West African Bar Association, Member, Nigerian Bar Association and Member, West African Bar Association, Member, Pan African Lawyers Union and Member, International Bar Association.[7][8][9]

He has written many publications including "Governance Politics in Post Military Nigeria Fundamental Rights Enforcement, Legaltext Publishing Company 2005.

References
  1. Admin. "MR. Femi Falana, HLR". Hallmark of Labour. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "Femi Falana". informationng.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. "Femi Falana". okay.ng. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  4. "Femi Falana". nigerianbiography.com. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  5. "My wife didn't like our son's music career –Femi Falana". The Punch. Archived from the original on August 24, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  6. Simeon Ndaji (5 August 2012). "Femi Falana left me at the mercy of judges – Funmi,wife". Vanguard News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  7. https://www.legalnaija.com/2017/08/star-profile-mr-femi-falana-san-llb-bl.html
  8. https://dnllegalandstyle.com/2017/legal-luminary-profile-femi-falana-san/
  9. "Femi Falana".
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