Chief Adebayo Olawale Edun, popularly known as Wale Edun is a Nigerian economist, investment banker, and politician. He has been the incumbent minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy since August 2023.

Edun obtained his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of London and holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Sussex, England. He is the father of British actor Adetomiwa Edun who is known for his role as Sir Elyan in the Television show Merlin.

Edun worked at Chase Merchant Bank(later Continental) in Lagos, Nigeria from 1980 to 1986. In September 1986, he joined the World Bank, where he worked on economics and financial packages for several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Edun, in 1989 co-founded Investment Banking and Trust Company Limited (now Stanbic IBTC) and served as executive director. In 1994, he founded Denham Management Limited, which has become the Chapelhill Denham Group. He served as the chairman of the organization from 2008 to 2021.

He was appointed by then governor, Bola Tinubu, as the Lagos commissioner of finance from 1999 to 2004. On 16 August 2023. He was appointed as minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy by President Bola Tinubu.

www.mynigeria.com