Garba Ali Mohammed
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Garba Ali Mohammed was Military Administrator of Niger State
in Nigeria
from 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
.
Garba Mohammed was born on 13 April 1949 in Zaria
, Kaduna State
. He studied at the Nigerian Defence Academy
, Kaduna
, at Ahmadu Bello University
, Zaria and at the Engineers' School, Fort Belvoir
, USA.
He qualified as a quantity surveyor.
Lt. Col. G.A. Mohammed was Military Administrator of Niger State
in Nigeria
from 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
.
Brigadier General Garba Mohammed was appointed member / secretary of the National Economic Intelligence Committee when it was established on 17 February 1994.
He was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in December 1997.
He was confirmed in this position on 22 August, 1998, after a cabinet reshuffle in the interim government of General Abdulsalam Abubakar.
In January 2006 he chaired the 3rd Media Trust Annual Dialogue in Abuja
.
In November 2008, as National Vice President of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, he was a member of a delgation that visited Lebanon to explore investment opportunities.
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
.
Garba Mohammed was born on 13 April 1949 in Zaria
Zaria
Zaria may refer to:*Zaria, a city in Kaduna State, Nigeria*Zaria , or Zoria, the Slavic goddess of beauty*Countess Zaria of Orange-Nassau, Jonkvrouwe van Amsberg, a member of the Dutch royal family...
, Kaduna State
Kaduna State
-History:The state is the successor to the old Northern Region of Nigeria, which had its capital at Kaduna. In 1967 this was split up into six states, one of which was the North-Central State, whose name was changed to Kaduna State in 1976. This was further divided in 1987, losing the area now part...
. He studied at the Nigerian Defence Academy
Nigerian Defence Academy
The Nigerian Defence Academy at Kaduna is the only Military University in Nigeria.The NDA was established in January 1964 as a reformation of the British run Royal Military Forces Training College , which had been renamed the Nigerian Military Training College on independence...
, Kaduna
Kaduna
Kaduna is the state capital of Kaduna State in north-central Nigeria. The city, located on the Kaduna River, is a trade center and a major transportation hub for the surrounding agricultural areas with its rail and road junction. The population of Kaduna is at 760,084 as of the 2006 Nigerian census...
, at Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....
, Zaria and at the Engineers' School, Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir
Fort Belvoir is a United States Army installation and a census-designated place in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Originally, it was the site of the Belvoir plantation. Today, Fort Belvoir is home to a number of important United States military organizations...
, USA.
He qualified as a quantity surveyor.
Lt. Col. G.A. Mohammed was Military Administrator of Niger State
Niger State
Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...
in Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
from 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida
Ibrahim Babangida
General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida CFR DSS mni , popularly known as IBB, was a Nigerian Army officer and military ruler of Nigeria...
.
Brigadier General Garba Mohammed was appointed member / secretary of the National Economic Intelligence Committee when it was established on 17 February 1994.
He was appointed Minister of Works and Housing in December 1997.
He was confirmed in this position on 22 August, 1998, after a cabinet reshuffle in the interim government of General Abdulsalam Abubakar.
In January 2006 he chaired the 3rd Media Trust Annual Dialogue in Abuja
Abuja
Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria. It is located in the centre of Nigeria, within the Federal Capital Territory . Abuja is a planned city, and was built mainly in the 1980s. It officially became Nigeria's capital on 12 December 1991, replacing Lagos...
.
In November 2008, as National Vice President of the Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, he was a member of a delgation that visited Lebanon to explore investment opportunities.