Modupe Irele

Modupe Enitan Irele is a Nigerian diplomat and current Nigerian Ambassador to France,[1] becoming the first female to hold the role since the diplomatic mission appointed its first representative in 1966.[2][3] She was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 20, 2016,[4] and presented her credentials to President Macron on December 18, 2017.[5]

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Modupe E. Irele
Nigeria Ambassador to France
Assumed office
December 18, 2017
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Personal details
BornNigeria
NationalityNigerian
ProfessionDiplomat

Career and education

Modupe Irele was born in Nigeria, and gained her Bachelor’s Degree in English with a minor in French from the University of Ibadan. She proceeded to gain her Masters from the same institution. Modupe earned a second Masters degree in education from University College Dublin. In 1996, she earned her doctorate from Penn State University focusing on Online Learning and Teacher Training.[6] [7]

Irele began her career in banking, spending 15 years as a retail banker, before venturing into education consulting. She runs her own educational consulting practice in Nigeria, Key Learning Solutions[8] and served in the Faculty of Department and Learning and Performance Systems at the Penn State University Department of Education.[9]

References
  1. "Principal Officers". nigeriafrance.com.
  2. "Chronicle of Ambassadors".
  3. "First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence". First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence. Punch Ng. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  4. "Nigeria: Buhari Nominates 46 Ambassadors". All Africa. All Africa. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  5. "First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence". First Nigerian female envoy to France presents letter of credence. Punch Ng. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "Modupe (Dupe) Irele". Penn State College of Education. Penn State College of Education. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "The Portrait on the Wall: Ambassador Irele". The Portrait on the Wall: Ambassador Irele. Peacock Plume.
  8. "Advisory Board Members". Roboglobal. Roboglobal.
  9. "Modupe (Dupe) Irele". Penn State College of Education. Penn State College of Education. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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