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Rahmon Ade bello (born October 1948) is a Nigerian professor of
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, educational administrator and former
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of the
University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...
,
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
.


Early life and education

Rahmon was born in October 1948 in
Ogun State Ogun State is a state in southwestern Nigeria. It is bordered to the south by Lagos State and the Bight of Benin, to the east by Ondo State, and to the north by Oyo and Osun states while its western border forms part of the national borde ...
, southwestern
Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. He was educated at Egbado College in
Ilaro Ilaro is a town in Ogun State, Nigeria. Ilaro's population in 2008 was estimated at 33,000 people, and in 2015 it was estimated to have grown to about 60,000. Ilaro is the headquarters of the Yewa South, Yewa South Local government, known as Ye ...
, a town in Ogun State. He proceeded to the Polytechnic of Ibadan, where he received an OND in
mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...
. In 1974, he obtained a
Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...
(B.Sc.) degree in
chemical engineering Chemical engineering is an engineering field which deals with the study of the operation and design of chemical plants as well as methods of improving production. Chemical engineers develop economical commercial processes to convert raw materials ...
from the
Obafemi Awolowo University Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is a federal university in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1961 and classes commenced in October 1962 as the University of Ife by the regional government of Western Nigeria, which w ...
. He holds a master's degree in chemical engineering from the
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and
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(Ph.D.) from the same
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Career

He was appointed as the acting
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of the
University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...
in May 2012 following the sudden death of the then incumbent
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, professor
Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe (15 April 1950 – 12 May 2012) was a Nigerian professor of Computer science, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was appointed Vice-chancellor (education) ...
, who died of heart attack in 2012. In November 2012, Rahmon was confirmed as the
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of the
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, a position he held till November 2017. He is a fellow of several professional bodies like the
Nigerian Academy of Engineering Nigerian Academy of Engineering was founded in 1997 by concerned professional Nigerian engineers, with the aim to promote engineering training and practice in Nigeria as an effort to improve the technological growth of Nigeria as a developing count ...
,
Nigerian Society of Engineers The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is an umbrella organization for engineers in Nigeria. It was founded on 16 February 1958 in the United Kingdom and inaugurated at the Nigerian House in London. NSE is registered with the Corporate Affair ...
,
Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers The Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers (NSChE) is an organization for chemical engineers in Nigeria. NSChE was officially inaugurated on 12 March 1969 at a meeting at BP House in Lagos attended by twenty four Chemical Engineers, all trained abr ...
and a
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registered enginee


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See also

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Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe Babatunde Adetokunbo Sofoluwe (15 April 1950 – 12 May 2012) was a Nigerian professor of Computer science, educational administrator and former vice chancellor of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He was appointed Vice-chancellor (education) ...
*
List of vice chancellors in Nigeria This is a list of the current and active vice-chancellors of universities in Nigeria. Federal University * Aisha Maikudi (2025) is the Vice Chancellor of University of Abuja * Ibrahim Umar (MAUTECH 9th VC) (2024) is the Vice Chancellor of ...
*
University of Lagos The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a Public university, public research university located in Lagos, Nigeria, which was founded in 1962. UNILAG is one of the education in Nigeria#First generation universities, first generation universities in ...
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bello, Rahmon Ade Nigerian educational theorists 1948 births Yoruba academics People from Ogun State Obafemi Awolowo University alumni University of Waterloo alumni Academic staff of the University of Lagos Living people Nigerian engineers The Polytechnic, Ibadan alumni Vice-chancellors of the University of Lagos