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Peter-Jazzy Ezeh (born 19 June 1955) is a Nigerian professor of Anthropology and the former Head of Department of Sociology and Anthropology of University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He joined the university since 1999 as a fulltime lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology

Early life
Peter-Jazzy Ezeh was born in Okposi village of Ebonyi State in Nigeria. He is the son of Ezeh and Odoma (Ezeh) Nwachukwu. Ebonyi is a State in Southeastern part of Nigeria

Career
Peter-Jazzy Ezeh started his early career as Assistant editor Nigerian Mirror, Onitsha, 1978-1979, he became the Reporter of The Punch newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria from 1979-1983, the Chief correspondent of The Satellite, Enugu, Nigeria, from 1983-1986. Intern Journalists in Europe Foundation, Paris, from 1985—1986, news editor from the year 1986-1987, regional editor, 1987-1992 and the Editor Point at Port Harcourt, Nigeria from the year 1992-1993. He became a Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1999 and became a Professor He is the Chairman, Board of Directors, University of Nigeria, Nsukka Micro Finance Bank

Peter-Jazzy Ezeh is a Professor of Social Anthropology and Former Head of Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. P-J, as he is popularly addressed was the first Nigerian to be interviewed by the American department of Anthropology. He was the first Nigerian to study a Glotto-cultural group. His research explored the vast areas of Anthropology, Mass communication and Linguistics. Because of his participation, his thesis titled; Censorship in traditional Orring mass communication, was published by the authoritative Qualitative Research journal of London in 2003. Prof. P-J translated Les femmes savantes of Molière the firt European fiction to be translated to Igbo language in 1998

Honors and recognition

 * The Vice Chancellor's Prize for the Best PhD Thesis of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, 2004


 * Fellow at University of Cambridge (Wolfson College)
 * Listed as a noteworthy Journalist of Anthropology by the Marquis Who's Who