Everything You Should Know About Chimamanda Adichie’s Husband And Daughter

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is easily one of Africa’s most prominent and celebrated Authors.

She is a Nigerian writer, a self proclaimed feminist and a global activist.

As famous as she is, she has managed to keep her personal life away from the straying eye of the public. 

But, we still have some dainty information about Chimamanda’s husband and daughter.

When Did Chimamanda Adichie Get Married?

Chimamanda got married to her husband Ivara Esege back in 2009 and their marriage has been one that has had no controversy since 2009 till date.

She also recently shared some picture of her wedding day with her father and mother.

Who is Chimamanda Adichie’s husband?

Mr. Esege, born on August 4, 1967, is a highly trained medical practitioner based in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Ivara graduated with a medical degree in 1989 from the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medicine. He later enrolled at the Teaching Hospital in the same university and finished in two years, then relocated to the United States.

How Did They Meet?

The married couple met through their parents.

It seemed Chimamanda’s family and Ivara Esege’s family were close and somehow fate allowed them cross paths during an event.

Ivara is a Nigerian, An American and also has British Nationality. He is however not Igbo like his wife Chimamanda.

Chimamanda’s Daughter

In one of her many interviews, The Author revealed that she and her husband had welcomed their baby girl back in 2016. People were not even aware that she was pregnant and she kept all the details of the pregnancy to herself.

She only revealed that the baby had come in the summer of 2016.

She did not want the public scrutiny that accompanied a celebrity’s pregnancy, hence, the decision to hide her pregnancy.

She did not however spill any details on her daughters date of birth or her name but did reveal that her daughter seemed to be more fond of her husband than she was fond of her.

Adichie identifies as a feminist, and the equality in her household depicts this. For example, when she birthed her daughter, it was Dr. Ivara that stayed home to look after the child for the first six months. Afterward, the two shared a fifty-fifty responsibility in raising their daughter.

Chimamanda also would rather be referred to as  Ms. Adichie instead of her husband’s name Mrs. Esege because she wants to be seen as separate from her marriage and seem distinctly as an author.

Chimamanda currently resides in America with her family but does occasionally visit Nigeria.