Kojo Annan
| Kojo Annan | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Kojo Adeyemo Annan 25 July 1973 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Education |
Rydal Preparatory School Rendcomb College |
| Alma mater | Keele University |
| Known for | only son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan |
| Spouse(s) | Shanthi Wilkinson |
| Parent(s) |
Kofi Annan Titilola Alakija |
Kojo Adeyemo Annan (born 25 July 1973) is a businessman and son of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Kojo Annan was born in Geneva, Switzerland on 25 July 1973. Annan and his sister Ama Annan are from Kofi Annan's first marriage with Titilola Alakija, a Nigerian. They separated when Kojo was six years old and got a divorce two years later. After his parents separated, he lived with his father and spent holidays with his mother and sister. Kojo's second name "Adeyemo" means "the crown befits the child" in Yoruba. Kojo is a grandson of Adeyemo Alakija through his mother.
Kojo was educated in Wales at the independent Rydal Preparatory School, and in England, at Rendcomb College, where he excelled as a rugby player and subsequently at Keele University. He was also educated in Switzerland.
From 1995 to 1997, Kojo Annan worked in West Africa for the Swiss-based inspection company Cotecna, then as a marketing consultant for the company. A July 1998 billing memo for Cotecna stated that Annan wrote that he should be reimbursed for eight days that included six days "during my father's visit to Nigeria". A fax dated August 28, 1998 included the statement, "Your work and the contacts established at this meeting should ideally be followed up at the September 1998 UN General Assembly in New York." A September 1998 hotel bill for the Holiday Inn Garden Court in Durban was paid for by Cotecna, while he was registered as being there for the United Nations. He used a calling card paid for by Cotecna to call from a phone that begins 212-963-XXXX, the same beginning number for most phones in the United Nations in New York City.
In September 1998, Kojo Annan met with several heads of state and government ministers during the opening session of the U.N. General Assembly. In December, Cotecna won a $4.8 million Oil-for-Food contract.
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