Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko

Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko
Vice Chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University
In office 4 January 2010 – 4 January 2015
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Born	1st May 1960 Ondo State, Nigeria

Nahzeem Olufemi Mimiko born on the 1st of May 1960 is a Nigerian educational administrator and former vice chancellor of Adekunle Ajasin University, a state-owned university named after the former governor of Ondo State, Nigeria. The university was ranked the best state university by the United State Transparency International Standard (USTIS) in April 2014. Mimiko is the only vice chancellor delegate at the National Conference in Nigeria held in 2014 under the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Mimiko assumed office in January 2010 and was preceded by Philip Olayede Abiodun.

Mimiko was born in Ondo State, Nigeria. He attended Ondo Anglican Grammar School in 1973 and St. Joseph's College from 1973 to 1977. He obtained a B.Sc. (Political Science) and M.Sc. (International Relations) from Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Nigeria. His areas of research interest are comparative political economy, development and transition studies and international relations.

Mimiko has been described as an "erudite scholar" and is the author of several books. He wrote The Global Village, The Korean Economic Phenomenon and Crisis and Contradictions in Nigeria's Democratization Programme, 1986–1993. He was a panelist at the 2005 University of Texas conference that examined how popular cultures have evolved and contributed to the character of Africa.

Mimiko received the US Military Academy Army Commander's Public Service Award in June 2004. He was named the Best Security Conscious Vice Chancellor in the country by the International Institute of Professional Security (IIPS) in 2013-2014.

Mimiko is the immediate brother of Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, the executive governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.

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