Godwin Obasi
Nigerian meteorologist (1933–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi FAAS (24 December 1933 – 3 March 2007) was a Nigerian meteorologist and the secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from 1984 to 2003. He was the first secretariat employee to be named secretary-general and the first African to serve as the head of a UN agency.
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4th Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization | |
In office 1 January 1984 – 31 December 2003 | |
Preceded by | Aksel C. Wiin-Nielsen |
Succeeded by | Michel Jarraud [fr] |
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Born | Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi (1933-12-24)24 December 1933 Ogori, Nigeria |
Died | 3 March 2007(2007-03-03) (aged 73) Abuja, Nigeria |
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Awards | (see § Awards and honours) |
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Thesis | Atmospheric momentum and energy calculations for the Southern hemisphere during the IGY (1963) |
Doctoral advisor | Victor Paul Starr[1] |
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