Tamunoemi Sokari David-West

Background

David-West, Tamunoemi Sokari was born on August 26, 1936 in Buguma, Nigeria. Son of Sokari and Princess Omualowiba (Idonibo-Obu) David-W.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1961. Master of Science, Yale University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1966.

Career

World Health Organization post-doctoral fellow Ontario Public Health Laboratory, Canada, 1966—1967. Faculty University Ibadan, Nigeria, since 1967, professor virology, since 1975. Commonwealth research fellow University London, 1971—1972.

Commonwealth Tropical Medicine fellow Millhill College, London, 1971—1972. Director National Influenza Center, since 1975. Head, director department virology College Medicine, 1980.

Minister petroleum and energy Lagos, Nigeria, 1984—1985. Minister petroleum resources, 1985—1986. Minister of mines, power and steel, since 1986.

Member World Health Organization Committee on Nomenclature Virus Diseases.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Member 50-man Constitution Drafting Committee, Lagos, 1969—1970. Founder, secretary-general Nigerian Society for Social Justice, 1969—1970. Member governing council Bendel State University, 1980, University Ibadan.

Fellow: Nigerian Academy of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences. Member: Maple Leaf of Nigeria Club (trustee).

Interests

• Writing, reading, swimming, squash.

Connections

Children: Fubara, Adaba, Benibo, Tiriah, Omualowiba.

Father:

Sokari David-West

Mother:

Princess Omualowiba (Idonibo-Obu) David-West

child:

Fubara David-West

child:

Adaba David-West

child:

Benibo David-West

child:

Tiriah David-West

child:

Omualowiba David-West