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Peter Obi

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Peter Gregory Obi (Igbo: [òbí] ; born 19 July 1961) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who was the Governor of Anambra State from 17 March 2006 until his impeachment on 3 November 2006; he was reinstated on 9 February 2007 and continued his tenure until 2010. He was re-elected for a second term which ended on 7 March 2014. A member of Labour Party since 2022, he was the presidential candidate in the 2023 Nigerian presidential election. Born in Onitsha, Anambra State, Obi graduated from Christ the King College, Onitsha for his secondary education and University of Nigeria, Nsukka, for his tertiary education. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Obi is the 18,983rd most popular politician (down from 18,931st in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 157th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Peter Obi ranks 18,983 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacob deGrom, Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, Sarah Al Amiri, Pernille Vermund, Lyasan Utiasheva, and Stavros Lambrinidis. After him are Marie Lindgren, Amelia Andersdotter, Stefan Petzner, Diana Mocanu, Beto O'Rourke, and Mohammad Azharuddin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Peter Obi ranks 826. Before him are Grant Hart, Kevin Cramer, David Vitter, Frederick W. Sturckow, David Kaufman, and Clive Allen. After him are Jim Cornette, Yolanda Adams, Dinesh D'Souza, Sue Hearnshaw, Jeff Malone, and Julie Caitlin Brown.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Peter Obi ranks 159 out of 309. Before him are Sunday Bada (1969), Rema (2000), Razak Omotoyossi (1985), Gloria Kemasuode (1979), Agbani Darego (1982), and Samuel Peter (1980). After him are Michael Eneramo (1985), Wunmi Mosaku (1986), Peter Konyegwachie (1965), Anthony Nwakaeme (1989), Michael Babatunde (1992), and Sunday Mba (1988).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Peter Obi ranks 26. Before him are Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Atiku Abubakar (1946), and Namadi Sambo (1954). After him are Blessing Oborududu (1989).

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