Chike Obi

Chike Obi
BornApril 17, 1921
Anambra State, Nigeria
DiedMarch 13, 2008 (2008-03-14) (aged 86)
OccupationMathematician
CitizenshipNigerian
Notable awardsSigvard Eklund Prize
SpouseBelinda (w. 2009)
Children4

Chike Obi // (April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008) was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor.

Chike Obi was the first Nigerian to hold a doctorate degree in mathematics. Obi's early research dealt mainly with the question of the existence of periodic solutions of non-linear ordinary differential equations. He successfully used the perturbation technique, and several of his publications greatly helped to stimulate research interest in this subject throughout the world and have become classics in the literature.

Obi is the author of several books and journals on mathematics and Nigerian politics.