Ignatius Olisemeka

This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous. Find sources: "Ignatius Olisemeka" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Ignatius Chukuemeka Olisemeka Listen^ⓘ (born 12 March 1932) is a career Nigerian diplomat who served as foreign minister of Nigeria.^[1]

Key Information

Ignatius Olisemeka
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 1998–1999
Preceded by	Tom Ikimi
Succeeded by	Sule Lamido
Personal details
Born	(1932-03-12) 12 March 1932 (age 93) Kaduna, Nigeria
Parent	Oba Nduka Olisemeka (father)
Show more

He was born in Kaduna on 13 March 1932 as the son of Oba Nduka Olisemeka. From 1976 to 1981 he was ambassador to Madrid with concurrent accreditation to the Holy See. From 1984 to 1987 he was ambassador to Washington, D.C., and High Commissioner to Ottawa. From 1993 to 1998 he was ambassador to Tel Aviv.

1. ^ Waking from a nightmare

Political offices
Preceded by Tom Ikimi	Foreign Minister of Nigeria 1998 – 1999	Succeeded by Sule Lamido

This article about a Kaduna State politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

• v
• t
• e