Reuben Olembo, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Reuben Olembo

Kenyan academic, scientist and environmentalist

Date of Birth: 28-Nov-1937

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2005

Profession: researcher, academic, environmentalist

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Professor Reuben James Olembo (1937 - 2005) was a prominent Kenyan academic, scientist and environmentalist.
He was a Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), which he played a pivotal role in helping found, and United Nations Assistant Secretary General from 1994-1998.
He became the Acting Secretary General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), after his retirement from UNEP.