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Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service

•  Born in Iwo Ate, Ogo Oluwa LGA, Oyo State, on January 8, 1978. 

•  He holds a National Diploma in Accountancy from the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State. He then pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Management & Accounting at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, where he graduated with a First-Class honour. Adedeji obtained a Master of Science degree in Accounting from OAU. He later attended the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States, where he completed an Executive Course in Economic Development. 

• In 2023, Adedeji earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.

•  He worked at the American consumer goods company, Procter and Gamble, where he rose to the position of Corporate Finance Manager for West Africa.

•  He was also Executive Secretary, National Sugar Development Council.

•  He was first appointed Special Adviser on Revenue by President Tinubu before he was made the FIRS chairman in September 2023.

•  Zacch Adelabu Adedeji is a Nigerian accountant who is currently the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS). He previously was the Commissioner for Finance in Oyo State from June 2011 to May 2015.

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