Chiwetel Ejiofor family includes his mother Obiajulu Ejiofor and three siblings. The news anchor Zain Asher is the sister of Chiwetel.
Chiwetel is an actor known for his performance in the film 12 Years of Slave in which he portrayed the role of Solomon Northup. His other acting credits in
The actor is the second oldest among four siblings. He has an older brother and two younger sisters. The Endgame actor's older brother is an entrepreneur but his name identity has been kept hidden.
His sister Zain is a well-known television personality and she is 39 years old. The youngest one among the four is Kandi who walked in her parents footsteps and pursued the medical profession.
The year 1988 was a dark year for the Ejiofor household as Chiwetel and his father Arinze were in a tragic accident. The father and son were on a road trip and when they were driving to Lagos they were in a head-on crash with a lorry.
The actor was badly injured but sadly his father didn't make it out alive. This devastating news reached his mother and she couldn't believe that the love of her life is no longer alive and her son barely made out alive.
The demise of his father took a toll on the household as they missed him dearly. His mother was nearly consumed with grief she had refused to speak, eat or leave the room. Their household was falling apart the oldest son who was a brilliant student and a good kid began to get involved with the wrong crowd.
This was a wake-up call for the actor's mother then she mustered up all the strength she had and began to create a better path for her children and herself.
Endgame star's father is not with his wife and children anymore but he is alive in their hearts.
The Actor Has A Nigerian Ancestry
Chiwetel Ejiofor family comes from Igbo descent. The grandparents of the British actor are from Abakpa Nike in Enugu.
Ejiofor was born in Forest Gate, London as his parents were first-generation immigrants.
His sister mentioned in an interview with NPR that in Nigerian culture if you are raising your children in the west then before the end of high school kids are sent back to Nigeria in order to live with their extended families for a brief period of time.
The kids have to live without their parents, they have to live without them for one year or five years. The idea behind this culture is that Nigerian values include hard work, discipline, respect for elders, and resilience.
Nigerian families want to find a way to introduce these values into their children's life especially when they are"malleable."
Chiwetel Ejiofor Sister Zain Asher Is A News Anchor
Chiwetel Ejiofor sister Zain Asher is a news anchor at CNN International. Zain has been in the broadcasting channel for eight years.
Prior she worked as a national correspondent for a year at CNN. The news anchor is known for appearing on One World with Zain Asher on weekdays since 2021.
She began her career working as a receptionist at a production company before joining News 12 Networks as a TV Reporter for a year and a half. Later, she joined Money Magazine as a reporter.
In April 2022, she released her memoir titled Where The Children Take Us. The memoir is a tribute to her mother's determination and strength in raising four kids as a single parent.
Asher received her bachelor of arts degree in French and Spanish from Oxford University in 2005 and studied broadcast journalism at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Zain is married to her husband Steve Peoples; the couple tied the knot in 2017. The pair have welcomed two kids in their lives.
Steve is a chief political writer at The Associated Press. He has been with the news agency for 11 years.
His Younger Sister Kandi Is A General Practitioner
Chiwetel young sister Kandi is a general practitioner and clinical lead at NHS. Kandi has been in the medical industry for over ten decades.
Before becoming a general practitioner she served as a junior doctor for seven years at NHS. Since 2021, she also works as an honorary clinical lecturer in medical education at Queen Mary University of London.
Kandi also works as a freelance media doctor for health start-ups and publishing companies. In November 2019, she founded a clothing brand for breastfeeding mothers named Kara Bloom.
She received her bachelor of science in business administration and management from the Imperial College Business School. In 2013, Kandi completed her MBBS from Imperial College London with double distinction.
She also took emergency medicine courses from Harvard Medical School and the University of Cape Town.
Kandi is married with three kids.
Their Parents Are Arinze Ejiofor and Obiajulu Ejiofor
The siblings parents Arinze was a doctor and Obiajulu is a pharmacist.
Arinze and Obiajulu met each other when they were 14 years old and since then were madly in love with each other. The tragic accident that took place in 1988 took an important person away from Obiajulu's life.
Devastated by her husband's demise she couldn't think about anything else except for the memories of her lover. But she buckled up and looked after her children and their future.
Mother Obiajulu Ejiofor
According to her LinkedIn profile, she is a pharmacist at Speckytin since 1985. She has been in the industry for over three decades.
Obiajulu came into this world in 1952 in the Nigerian village of Oyofo-Oghe. Ejiofor's mother was 13 years old when she gave birth to her. She grew up with eight siblings and she was the eldest among the nine of them.
After her husband's demise, she started a family book club to teach her kids western literary classics. Now, she is a proud mother of four children who are successful in their respective fields.
Obiajulu celebrates her birthday on March 27 and she is 70 years old.
Father Arinze Ejiofor
Apart from being a doctor, he was also a musician. In 1981, he released a vinyl that consisted of eight songs. The songs in the album were of different genres including folk, world, and country.
