Wale Edun
Chief Wale Edun | |
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At a WEF special meeting in 2024 | |
| Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Zainab Ahmed |
| Lagos State Commissioner of Finance | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Governor | Bola Tinubu |
| Preceded by | Muhammed Ajibola Olagbaye |
| Succeeded by | Ismail Adebayo Adewusi |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
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Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun, commonly known as Wale Edun, is a Nigerian economist, investment banker and politician who is the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy since August 2023. He was appointed the Chairman of the African Governors’ Forum of the World Bank in 2023. He is the first Nigerian to occupy this position in 60 years.