Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed | |
Office1: | Federal Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation |
Term Start1: | 6 April 2010- |
Term End1: | 3 March 2011 |
Predecessor1: | Jibrin Bello Gada |
Birth Date: | 14 October 1961 |
Birth Place: | Nafada, Gombe State, Nigeria |
Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed (born 14 October 1961)[1] is a Nigerian politician and officeholder. In 2008, he became Chief of Staff to the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Bayero Nafada.He was appointed Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.[2] [3]
He obtained a B.Sc (Physics) in 1985 from University of Maiduguri and an M.Sc (Physics) from the University of Ibadan.[2] He was a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology Yola (1986–1996). He was Managing Director or CEO of several companies between 1996 and 2002. He worked at the National Teachers Institute, Kaduna (2002–2008).