Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa was a Nigerian writer, television producer, environmental activist, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award and the Goldman Environmental Prize.

NAME: Ken Saro-Wiwa

DATE OF BIRTH: 10 October 1941

PLACE OF BIRTH: Bori City

FATHER:  Jim Wiwa

MOTHER: Widu Wiwa

MARRIED TO:  Maria Saro-Wiwa

CHILDREN: Ken Wiwa, Noo Saro-Wiwa, Zina Saro-Wiwa

OCCUPATION: Writer

EDUCATION:  University of Ibadan, Government College Umuahia

HONORS AND AWARDS:  Right Livelihood Award
Goldman Environmental Prize, The Association of Nigerian Authors is a sponsor of the Ken Saro-Wiwa Prize for Prose.
He is named a Writer hero by The My Hero Project