Biamila
Early life
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Gbajabiamila was born in Los Angeles,
California.
Professional career
Oakland Raiders …
Miami Dolphins …
Other …
Personal life
Name meaning …
Akbar’s full name is Akbar Oluwakemi-
Idowu Gbajabiamila. Akbar is Arabic and
means "greatest." His middle and last
names are of the Yoruba language. The
middle names, Oluwakemi means "God
blessed me" and Idowu means "born after
twins." (One of his twin older brothers is
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila who was also a pro
football player.) Their last name, Gbaja-
Biamila means "big man come save me."
This name comes from his paternal great-
great-grandfather who was 7 ft (2.1 m) tall
and was the village moderator in his
Nigerian village.
Family …
References
1. "Akbar Idowuoluwake Gbajabiamila -
California Birth Index" . FamilySearch.
May 6, 1979. Retrieved August 21,
2016.
2. Hamilton, P. S. (July 21, 2006). "Akbar
Gbajabiamila Keeps the Faith" . Official
Chargers Blog. Archived from the
original on September 7, 2008.
Retrieved June 11, 2016.
3. "American Ninja Warrior Hosts -
NBC.com" . NBC. Retrieved June 29,
2018.
4. "#Akbarism and #Akbarisms created
on Twitter by @ANWakbarism March
2015" . twitter.com. Retrieved
December 2, 2015.
External links
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila on IMDb
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila on Twitter
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