Uzo Iwobi

Uzoamaka Linda Iwobi FLSW ( born 7 February 1969 an Honorary Fellow at the University of Wales Trinity St David and founder, secretary and former chief executive officer at Race Council Cymru. She then joined Andrew in the UK.

Professional life in Wales

Still only 23, Iwobi arrived in Wales where she had her church wedding on 12 April 1993. When Iwobi arrived in Wales she worked as a lecturer in law at the Swansea Law School for 9 years. Iwobi served with the Police National Diversity team, based at the Home Office in London, in which she was involved in national policy creation on race relations and diversity. In January 2019 she became Commissioner to the Centenary Commission on Adult Education at Balliol College until February 2020. She also became Specialist Adviser on Equalities to the Welsh Government also in 2019. Professor Iwobi holds the Postgraduate Certificate in Education from University of Wales Swansea

Honours and awards Iwobi was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours for services to community race relations and South Wales communities and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to racial equality and championing diversity and inclusion.

She has also been awarded the following: 2006: Swansea Bay Woman of the Year (Community Achievement) Award 2017: Ethnic Minority Welsh Women's Achievement Award (EMWWAA) for Management and Leadership 2018: 100 list of Black, Brilliant and Welsh Africans by Wales Online 2019: Honorary Fellowship by the University of Wales Trinity Saint David 2019: Awarded Outstanding Developer and Mentor for Young People by NWAMI (North Wales Association of Multicultural Integration) 2020: WEN (Women's Equality Network) Wales' 100 Welsh Women list 2021: Received a BAPIO Award for her contributions to Equality and Diversity in Wales 2022: Fellowship of the Learned Society of Wales