Adediran Abdulmujeeb Adewale

I served as the president of the Nigerian Association of Special Education Students and hold a first-class degree in Special Education from the Faculty of Education at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, graduating in the top 1% of my class. My journey in the field of Special Education has been deeply influenced by my passion for individuals with special needs, particularly those with developmental disabilities. This passion led me to major in the Intellectual Disability Unit during my undergraduate studies, as I sought ways to support and empower children with special needs.

I had consistently been one of the top students, earning a first-class grade from my first year until I graduated. Born as the last and the only male child in my family, I grew up with a strong sense of responsibility. The experience of being raised alongside my older sisters instilled in me the values of care, empathy, and leadership from an early age. As a secondary school student, I repeated a class when I was in SS2 owing to the educational policy of the Former Governor of Oyo State, Late Sen. Abiola Ajimobi’s government in 2016, but I rose with determination and graduated as the overall best student in 2018.

In 2024, I was selected out of over 2000 applicants for a scholarship program by the Sen. Abiola Ajimobi Foundation (SAAF) as one of the 25 outstanding Oyo State students across all Nigeria tertiary institutions. Shortly after, my efforts in academia, leadership, and community service earned me another scholarship from Egbe Oodua, South Florida arm, alongside 20 other University of Ibadan final-year students. Apart from these, I was a recipient of numerous other awards, including the Federal Ministry of Education Scholarship Award, the Faculty of Education Dean's Prize and Award-Giving Ceremony (Maiden and 2nd Edition), Late Alhaji Ismail Abdulsalam Award of Academic Excellence, Oyo State Government Bursary Award and the MSSN, UI Awards, among others.

I have had the privilege to volunteer with various special needs schools and organizations. As a matter of fact, I have gathered a lot of experience in handling children with unique abilities. I have worked with children with Autism, Down syndrome, behavioral disorders, cerebral palsy, and learning disabilities, among others.

I founded two popular brands namely Triple_A_Sports & Welles_Design.