Babatunde Osotimehin
Babatunde Osotimehin (6 February 1949 – 4 June 2017) was a Nigerian physician, who served as Minister of Health, and in 2011 became the executive director of the United Nations Population Fund, holding the rank of Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, reappointed in August 2014 until his death. Osotimehin's interests were youth and gender, and he advocated for reproductive health and reproductive rights, particularly within the context of the HIV epidemic. One of his strengths was his reliance on data and evidence.
Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin | |
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Osotimehin speaking at the London Summit on Family Planning in 2012 | |
| Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund | |
| In office 1 January 2011 – 4 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Thoraya Obaid |
| Succeeded by | Natalia Kanem |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Adenike Grange |
| Succeeded by | Onyebuchi Chukwu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 February 1949 Ogun State, Nigeria |
| Died | 4 June 2017 (aged 68) New York City, United States |
| Children | 5 |
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