Femi Falana, SAN 

• Born on May 20, 1958, in Ilawe Ekiti,  Ekiti State, Nigeria.

• He is a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.

• Falana is a well-known activist for constantly trying to show sympathy towards people. He is well known for opposing oppression.

• He had his primary education at St. Michael’s School from 1963 to 1968. From there, he went to Sacred Heart Catholic Seminary from 1971 to 1975 for his secondary school education. Upon gaining admission into the University of Ife (Obafemi Awolowo University), he studied Law between 1977 and 1981 and was called to the bar a year after.

• He began his legal practice in 1982.

• He is a Principal Partner at Falana and Falana Chambers which he runs with his wife, Funmi Falana (SAN), a women’s rights activist.

• He is the father of Nigerian rapper, singer, online comedian and actor, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz.

• In 2012, he became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

• He belongs to many professional bodies, such as: West African Bar Association, Member, Nigerian Bar Association and Member, Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators (NICArb), West African Bar Association, Member, Pan African Lawyers Union and Member, International Bar Association.

• Femi Falana, a staunch lover of book reading, has made a number of publications including Governance in Post Military Nigeria Fundamental Rights Enforcement, Legaltext Publishing Company 2005.

• Falana’s penchant for reading has no doubt contributed to his success as a human rights lawyer.

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