Hon. (Engr.) Adeoye, Adewale Azeez, a thorough bred eminent icon of engineering practice, started his engineering career at the College of Science and Technology, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Nigeria, where he graduated with a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Hydrology and Water Resources, Second Class (Upper) Division in 1989. Due to his quest for engineering knowledge, he proceeded to obtain M.Sc. Water Resources and Environmental Engineering from the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria in 1994. He later won a fellowship award for an international short course programme at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, where he obtained a PGD Groundwater Research (April to June 1997).

To crown his passion for the field of engineering and academic brilliance, Engr. Adeoye won several scholarships and fellowship awards which include:
Federal Government of Nigeria Postgraduate Scholarship (Nigeria), 1992;
The African Network of Scientific and Technological Institutions (ANSTI-UNESCO) Nairobi, Kenya, 1991;
Government of Israel Bilateral Post Graduate Fellowship Award (Jerusalem), 1997.

As a result of his outstanding performance during the Masters programme, the Ahmadu Bello University employed him as a Graduate Assistant in the Department of Remedial and General Studies where he started his Lecturing profession in 1992. During this period and afterwards he made many publications, Thesis / Dissertation and Technical reports. He was also a lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Water Resources Management at Crescent University, Abeokuta from 2012 to 2014.

Apart from being in Academics, he has practiced in many engineering firms in both Private and Public sectors. He has over thirty-five (35) years of experience in different fields of Civil Engineering: Environmental, Hydrology, Water Resources, Procurement and Construction Supervision. He was involved in numerous Dam, Water, Flood and Erosion, and Road projects, which were successfully executed and handed over to the end users.

Engr. Adeoye has a rich and verifiable work experience, which enable him to make significant contributions to the growth of many institutions and organizations in engineering services, healthcare, water and educational sectors. These attributes credited his portfolio when he was appointed as the Honourable Commissioner for Ministry of Water Resources, Oyo State from February 2012 to May 2015. He also served as a Member, Board of Management of Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe and as the Chairman of the Hospital Planning & Development Committee (May 2017 – June 2023)

Due to his wealth of knowledge and experience, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammad Buhari GCFR, appointed him as the Executive Director (Planning and Design), Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority from December 2019 to Date (Two terms).

Engr. Adeoye is a member of many professional bodies locally and internationally. This professional network enables him to be globally connected and he is an embodiment of blessings to the Nation.
Hon. (Engr.) Adeoye is an Alhaji and devoted Muslim. He’s happily married with children.