Chu Okongwu

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Chu Okongwu
KBE PhD
Minister of Finance
In office
1986–1990
Minister of National Planning
In office
1985–1986
Personal details
Born(1934-09-23)23 September 1934
Anambra State, Nigeria
Died12 January 2022(2022-01-12) (aged 87)
NationalityNigerian
Alma materBoston University, Massachusetts; Harvard University
ProfessionEconomist

Sonny Chu Okongwu (23 September 1934 – 12 January 2022) was a Nigerian economist and politician who was the Minister of National Planning (1985–1986), and then Minister of Finance (1986–1990) during the Babangida administration.[1]

Life and career[]

Okongwu was born on 23 September 1934 in Anambra State, Nigeria. He was the first of eight children. Okongwu attended St. Michael's school, Aba between 1941 and 1946. From there he moved to Government College, Umuahia, where he was a student from 1947 to 1951. He studied economic theory at Boston University, and completed his degree in 1961. He also attended Harvard University from 1961 to 1965.[2][3] Okongwu died on 12 January 2022, at the age of 87.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Baffour, Katherine (28 October 2013). "He Was Yoruba, I Am Igbo, But We Were Bosom Friends... - At 79, Sonny Chu Okongwu Reflects On His Life". Naij.
  2. ^ "OKONGWU, Dr. Sonny P. Chu". Blerf's Who's Who in Nigeria (Online). Biographical Legacy & Research Foundation. 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ Fuady, A. H. (2012). "Elites and economic policies in Indonesia and Nigeria, 1966-1998". Retrieved 20 November 2021. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Are, Jesupemi (12 January 2022). "Chu Okongwu, former minister of finance, is dead". The Cable. Retrieved 12 January 2022.


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