Kemi adewunmi biography of rory

Kemi Badenoch, born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke on January 2, 1980, in Wimbledon, London, UK, is of Nigerian descent, specifically from the Yoruba ethnic group—one of Nigeria’s largest.

Raised in a Christian (Anglican) household, her faith has played a significant role in her community engagement and personal values.

Her father, Olufemi “Femi” Adegoke, was a medical doctor who operated a clinic in Lagos and later founded a publishing company.

He was also an active figure in Nigeria’s socio-political discourse. Her mother, Feyi Adegoke, was a distinguished professor of physiology at the University of Lagos, serving for over 40 years and leading the Nigerian Society for Endocrinology as its president.

Kemi is the youngest of three siblings, growing up in a close-knit family with an older brother and sister.