Hauwa Muhammed Sadique Explained

Hauwa Muhammed Sadique
Birth Date:February 6, 1969
Nationality:Nigeria
Education:Army command children school, Kaduna Queen Amina college University of Maiduguri Bayero university
Organization:Nigeria society of Engineers Society of Women engineers
Mother:Amina Muhammed
Father:Muhammed Abubakar

Hauwa Muhammed Sadique (born February 6, 1969) is a Nigerian engineer and the 14th President of the Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN).[1] [2] She is the first Northern President of the association.[3]

Early life

Hauwa was born on February 6, 1969, to the family of the late Muhammed Abubakar, and Late trader Amina Muhammed Shuwa.[4] She is a native of Mafa local government area in Borno State, Nigeria.

She had her primary education at Army Command Children School in Kaduna in 1976. She attended Queen Amina College, Kakuri for her secondary education. She gained a national diploma in Agricultural Engineering Technology and later got a B.Eng in 1994 from the University of Maiduguri. She received a M.Sc in Economics from Bayero University in 2005.

Career

Hauwa started as a teacher at Airforce Primary School in Kano. She began working for the Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP) in 1999. She was later posted into the engineering department of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. She later became the chief engineer in dams and reservoir operations department in Kano.

She is the 14th President for The Association of Professional Women Engineers of Nigeria (APWEN) and the first northern President. She was Inaugurated on February 16, 2016. She has served as the financial secretary, general secretary, ex-officio and vice-president for the association.

She is a member of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, the Society of Women Engineers, the National Institute of Cost and Appraise Engineers, and the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 14th Apwen President APWEN . www.apwen.org .
  2. Web site: Female engineers storm Wilson Group Nsukka factory . The Sun Nigeria . 31 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Tofa . Aysha . The story behind Startup Kano's Women Founders Conference . She Leads Africa . 18 February 2017.
  4. Web site: Page 211. My Engineers. en-US. 2020-05-29.
  5. Web site: We shall leave no stone unturned as we project more Women to professional limelight- Engr. (Mrs.) Hauwa Sadique . My Engineers . 4 March 2016.
  6. Web site: Who is Engr Hauwa Muhammed Sadique, the new Nigerian Women Engineers' President? . My Engineers . 7 February 2016.