Funke Adesiyan is a Nigerian

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and personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari, the Nigeria’s Former First Lady.

Early life and education

Adesiyan hails from

Ibadan Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...

Oyo State Oyo State is an inland state in southwestern Nigeria. Its capital is Ibadan, the third most populous city in the country and formerly the second most populous city in Africa. Oyo State is bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the east by Osun ...

. She attended Time and Tide International School, Ibadan City academy, Saint Anne's School, and Oriwu College

Ikorodu Ikorodu is a large city in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is located to the north-east of Lagos, along the Lagos Lagoon and shares boundary with Ogun State. With a population of over 1million inhabitant, Ikorodu is currently the 12 largest city in Nig ...

for both her elementary and post-elementary school. She holds both a bachelor's degree in

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and a Diploma in Law from

Olabisi Onabanjo University Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye is a state owned and operated university located in Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria. The university was founded on 7 July 1982 as Ogun State University (OSU) and was renamed Olabisi Onabanjo University on 2 ...

. Adesiyan studied

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and directing at the

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Career

Acting

Adesiyan started acting professionally in 2003.

Politics

In 2011, Funke Adesiyan joined active politics when she became the southwest coordinator for Ibrahim Shekarau's presidential campaign. In 2014, she became the second entertainer to win a primary election, after

Desmond Elliot Desmond Elliot'' (born Desmond Oluwashola Elliot; 4 February 1974)'' is a Nigerian director, and politician He was elected as a lawmaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Surulere Constituency, in the 11 April 2015 Nigerian General Election ...

. She contested but lost in the 2015 Oyo State House of Assembly election under the People's Democratic Party. In 2019, Adesiyan was appointed as the personal assistant on domestic and social events to Aisha Buhari.

Filmography

*''Eti Keta (2011) as Adedun'' *''Obinrin Ale (2009) as Folake'' *''Ayoku Leyin'' *''Aparo'' *''Kakaaki''

Awards and nomination

References

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* Living people Actresses in Yoruba cinema People from Oyo State New York Film Academy alumni Olabisi Onabanjo University alumni All Progressives Congress politicians Nigerian film actresses Nigerian women in politics Nigerian film producers Nigerian media executives Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-film-actor-stub