Femi Falana

Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist
Person human Q5442789
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Femi Falana

Summary

Femi Falana is a human[1]. His place of birth was Lagos State[2]. He was born on +1958-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a human rights defender[4], lawyer[5], and Senior Advocate of Nigeria[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Femi Falana's place of birth was Lagos State[2].
  • Born in Ilawe Ekiti[8], Femi Falana…
  • Femi Falana was born on +1958-05-20T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Among Femi Falana's spouses was Funmi Falana[9].
  • A child of Femi Falana was Falz[10].
  • Femi Falana held citizenship in Nigeria[11].
  • Yoruba was Femi Falana's native language[12].
  • Femi Falana is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[13].
  • Femi Falana's professions included human rights defender[4].
  • Femi Falana's professions included lawyer[5].
  • Femi Falana worked as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria[6].
  • Femi Falana's education included a stint at Obafemi Awolowo University[14].
  • Femi Falana received the The Future Awards[15].
  • Femi Falana's image is recorded as Femi Falana.jpg[16].
  • Femi Falana is recorded as male[17].
  • Femi Falana's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Femi Falana's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 28959558[19].
  • Femi Falana's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2006043161[20].
  • Femi Falana's family name is recorded as Falana[21].
  • Femi Falana's given name is recorded as Femi[22].
  • Femi Falana's official website is recorded as http://falanafalana.com.ng/[23].
  • Femi Falana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Femi Falana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Yoruba[25].
  • Femi Falana's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nigerian Pidgin[26].
  • Femi Falana's FAST ID is recorded as 1644830[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Lagos State[2], a state of Nigeria[28], in Nigeria[29], founded in 1967[30] and Ilawe Ekiti[8], a human settlement[31], in Nigeria[32]. Femi Falana was born on +1958-05-20T00:00:00Z[3]. He is identified as part of the Yoruba people ethnic group[13]. Yoruba was his native language[12].

Education

Femi Falana was educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include human rights defender[4], lawyer[5], and Senior Advocate of Nigeria[6].

Recognition

Femi Falana received the The Future Awards[15].

Personal Life

Femi Falana was married to Funmi Falana[9]. A child of him was Falz[10].

Why It Matters

Femi Falana ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month, #7,237 of 1,000,298).[7]

FAQs

Where was Femi Falana born?

Born in Lagos State[2], Femi Falana…

Who was Femi Falana married to?

Femi Falana's spouses include Funmi Falana[9].

What did Femi Falana do for work?

Femi Falana worked as human rights defender[4], lawyer[5], and Senior Advocate of Nigeria[6].

Where did Femi Falana go to school?

Femi Falana was educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[14].

What awards did Femi Falana receive?

Honors received include The Future Awards[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [16] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . manpower.com.ng. manpower.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] . punchng.com. Retrieved . punchng.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] . mfwa.org. Retrieved . mfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . punchng.com. Retrieved . punchng.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . manpower.com.ng. manpower.com.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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