Funmi Iyanda (TV Show Host ) was born in Lagos, Nigeria on a Tuesday, July 27, 1971 🎈. Funmi Iyanda is 53 years old. She is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
Nigerian television host and journalist who is best known for her work hosting the talk show New Dawn with Funmi. She is also known for being the CEO of Ignite Media which focuses on content creation throughout the Lagos area.
Discover actual Funmi Iyanda facts, biography, date of birth, and related news below.
| FULL NAME: | Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 27, 1971 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Lagos, Nigeria |
| AGE: | 53 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Nigerian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Funmi Iyanda is a TV Show Host. Funmi was born in the 1970s, in the middle of the Generation X generation. Generation X, also known as the "MTV Generation," are individuals born between 1965 and 1980. This generation saw the emergence of music videos, heavy metal, and hip hop. Nirvana, U2, Madonna, torn jeans, Beverly Hills 90210, and Friends also became popular. Gen Xers have also experienced significant events, including, fall of the Berlin Wall, the energy crisis, the Watergate scandal, the rise of the personal computer, and Terrorism at the Munich Olympics.
She was born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria but had a father from Ogbomoso and a mother from Ijebu-Ode. Find out who is Funmi Iyanda dating right now.
She attended the University of Ibadan where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Geography. She then ventured into television when she started working as a host on the show Good Morning Nigeria. She gained further attention in 2000 when she started hosting the New Dawn program.
DID YOU KNOW She was honored as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2011 and was also featured on the Forbes 20 Youngest Power Women in Africa list that same year.
FACT She was honored by then Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola in 2012 for her work in gender advocacy including for organizing a trek up Mount Killimanjaro.
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Birthday
Currently, Funmi Iyanda is 53 years old. Her next birthday is away. Funmi will celebrate her 54th birthday on a Tuesday, July 27th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 27, 1971. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Funmi Iyanda’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Funmi Iyanda was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Funmi Iyanda is a 53 years old TV Show Host, born in July, in the Year of the Pig (1971), and is a Leo. Her life path number is 7. Funmi’s birthstone is Ruby, and her birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 27.
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