Obiozor is the Director of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs. He later became High Commissioner to Cyprus before serving as Ambassador to Israel from 1999 to 2003 and then to the United States from 2004 to 2008. Obiozor was elected President of Ohaneze ndi Igbo on January 9, 2021, a socio-cultural group for the welfare of the Igbo people of Nigeria.
The global president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Professor George Obiozor, passed away, according to Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma.
DAILY POST exclusively reported that Obiozor died of a heart attack on Monday. Confirming the development in a personal statement on Wednesday evening, Governor Imo said the deceased was a “distinguished scholar, distinguished diplomat and statesman and staunch patriot, George Obio Professor Zoll died recently after a brief illness”.
Source: Legit.Ng
He added: “The death of this illustrious Igbo leader and former Nigerian Ambassador to the US and the State of Israel is a great loss to Imo State, the South East and Nigeria as a whole.
Without a doubt, Nigeria and the rest of the world will miss his profound intellectual contributions and wise counsel on local and international matters. According to the governor, the deceased’s family will soon announce the details of the funeral. Obi Ozor was born on August 15, 1942. He studied at the African Institute and the Albert Schwen School of Philosophy. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1969 and received his doctorate from Columbia University. in international affairs.
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