Born on the 28th of June 1963 in Lagos, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN is a 1987, Law graduate of the University of Benin, and after a 14-year stint in private Law practice as a litigator, has had a public service career that spanned over two decades long.

In that period of public service, he has served as Chief of Staff and Commissioner in the Lagos State Government, two term Governor of Lagos and in May 2023 meritoriously concluded serving a second term as Minister of the Federal Government having first been appointed in 2015 and reappointed in 2019.

Babatunde Fashola was called to the Nigerian Bar in November 1988. His career as a barrister and solicitor started in the law Firm of Sofunde, Osakwe, Ogundipe and Belgore, where he engaged in general litigation over diverse areas of law, in our magistracy, High courts, Appeal courts and the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

As an advocate, Mr Fashola has distinguished himself.

In August 2004, he was conferred with the rank of the Senior Advocate of Nigeria [SAN], Nigeria's highest legal distinction. He is the first member of the Law School class of 1988 to take the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria, and the Second University of Benin Faculty of Law graduate to be so honoured.

As a public servant he has served with no less distinction and dedication, and has been acknowledged locally and internationally for his dedication and service.

Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN is the recipient of the prestigious Stephen J. Solarz Award of the International Crisis Group in 2015 for his commitment to building a peaceful and vibrant society; his work to improve social and economic conditions in Lagos including his role in preventing the Ebola outbreak from becoming a crisis in Nigeria.

He was listed in 2014 as one of the 100 Top Global Thinkers for 2013 by a global personality assessment organisation, Lo Spazio della Politica (LSDP) based in Italy and Brussels. TIME Magazine has commended him for “the overhaul of Lagos infrastructure” while The Economist Magazine acknowledged him as “a rare good man” and a Governor “who does his job well.”

Mr. Fashola, SAN is Patron, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIA), Member, Nigerian Bar Association (NBA); Member, International Bar Association (IBA); Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN); Notary Public of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
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Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN is married to Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola and they are blessed with children.