Godwin Obasi

Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi FAAS (24 December 1933 – 3 March 2007) was a Nigerian meteorologist and the secretary-general of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) from 1984 to 2003. He was the first secretariat employee to be named secretary-general and the first African to serve as the head of a UN agency.

This article is about the meteorologist. For the politician, see Godwin Obaseki.

Obasi Godwin
FAAS FTWAS
Official portrait, 1984
4th Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization
In office
1 January 1984 – 31 December 2003
Preceded byAksel C. Wiin-Nielsen
Succeeded byMichel Jarraud
Personal details
Born
Godwin Olu Patrick Obasi

(1933-12-24)24 December 1933
Ogori, Nigeria
Died3 March 2007(2007-03-03) (aged 73)
Abuja, Nigeria
Education
  • McGill University (BSc)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MSc, DSc)
Awards(see § Awards and honours)
Scientific career
Institutions
  • World Meteorological Organization
  • University of Nairobi
  • United Nations Development Programme
ThesisAtmospheric momentum and energy calculations for the Southern hemisphere during the IGY (1963)
Doctoral advisorVictor Paul Starr
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