Anthony Gozie Anwukah (born 1951) is a Nigerian educator, professor and was the Minister of Education for state Federal Republic of Nigeria from 2015 -2019. Before his present appointment, Anwukah previously served as Vice Chancellor of

Imo State University The Imo State University (IMSU) in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria was established in 1981 through law No. 4 passed by the Imo State House of Assembly. The university admitted the first intake of 392 pioneer students on 23 October 1981. After the ...

Life and education

Anthony G. Anwukah was born in Oguta,

Imo State Imo () is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its name from the Imo R ...

. He studied English Language and Literature at the Fourah Bay College,

University of Sierra Leone The University of Sierra Leone is the name of the former unitary public university system in Sierra Leone. Established in February 1827, it is the oldest university in Africa. As of May 2005, the University of Sierra Leone was reconstituted into ...

in early 1970s.

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Living people Academic staff of Imo State University Nigerian writers 1951 births Nigerian government officials Buhari administration personnel {{Nigeria-academic-bio-stub