# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/saidu-ayodele-balogun
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:24:27.069Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/saidu-ayodele-balogun"
name: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
slug: "saidu-ayodele-balogun"
description: "Major General Saidu Ayodele Balogun, is a retired Nigerian general who appointed the first Governor of Ogun State, Nigeria after it was formed from part of the old Western State in March 1976, holding office until July 1978 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo."
tagline: "Nigerian politician, Governor of Ogun State"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1941"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           35.5
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.869546666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  232
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kai.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saidu_Ayodele_Balogun"
    title: "Saidu Ayodele Balogun"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7399989"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump