List of Ahmadu Bello University alumni explained
Ahmadu Bello University is a public university located in the city of Zaria, Kaduna State, northern Nigeria., it has graduated over 800,000 students.[1]
This is the alphabetical list of some notable alumni.
A
- Adamu Adamu, former Minister of Education
- Ahmed Tijani Mora, Pharmacist, Chairman, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria.[2]
- Azubuike Ihejirika, former Chief of Army Staff
- Atiku Abubakar GCON, former vice president, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Ayodele Awojobi, scientist and professor at University of Lagos
- Attahiru Jega, professor, former chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
- Abubakar El-Kanemi, Shehu of Borno
- Afakriya Gadzama, former director general, Nigerian State Security Service
- Andrew Yakubu, former group managing director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.[3]
- Ahmed Makarfi, former Kaduna State governor
- Aminu Safana, medical doctor, politician
- Abdullahi Mustapha, former vice chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University
- Adamu Sidi Ali, politician
- Abdul Ganiyu Ambali, academic, former vice chancellor, University of Ilorin
- Awam Amkpa, playwright, professor of Dramatic Arts
- Andrew Jonathan Nok, biochemist, fellow Nigerian Academy of Science
- Adetoye Oyetola Sode, engineer, former Military Administrator of Oyo State
- Ayo Salami, jurist, and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeals.[4]
- Aminu Abdullahi Shagali, politician
- Amina Adamu Aliyu High Court Judge
- Abdulmumini Hassan Rafindadi, former Chief Medical Director, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospitals, Zaria; former Vice Chancellor, Federal University, Lokoja
- Akanbi Oniyangi, Minister of Commerce and Defense during Nigeria's Second Republic
- Audu Innocent Ogbeh, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, governor, Kano State
- Abubakar Umar Suleiman, Emir of Bade
- Abdalla Uba Adamu, professor, vice chancellor, National Open University
- Ayo Omidiran, politician
- Abdulazeez Ibrahim, politician
- Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila, Administrator and Politician
- Adamu Maina Waziri, Fmr. Hon. Minister, Police Service Commission
B
- Bala Achi, historian, educationist
- Bukar Abba Ibrahim, former governor, Yobe State
- Bashiru Ademola Raji, professor of soil science
- Bilkisu Yusuf, journalist, women's rights activist
- Bola Shagaya, economist, business magnate.
- Boss Gida Mustapha, secretary to the Government of the Federation
- Bruce Onobrakpeya, foremost Nigerian artist
- Yusuf Barnabas Bala, former Deputy Governor of Kaduna state
- Bashir Abubakar Assistant Controller General Of Custom
C
- Cornelius Adebayo, academic, technocrat
- Clarence Olafemi, politician, former Acting Governor, Kogi State
- Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, jurist, justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Carol King, actress
- Charles Ayo, former vice-chancellor, Covenant University
D
E
- Elizabeth Ofili, physician, cardiologist
- Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja, lawyer, politician
- Emmanuel Kucha, academic, vice chancellor, University of Agriculture, Makurdi
- Elnathan John, lawyer, novelist
F
G
H
I
- Ibrahim Geidam, governor, Yobe State
- Idris Legbo Kutigi, former Chief Justice of Nigeria
- Ibrahim Lamorde, former chairman, EFCC
- Isa Yuguda, former governor, Bauchi State
- Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, governor, Gombe State
- Ibrahim Geidam, governor, Yobe State
- Ibrahim Garba, former vice chancellor Ahmadu Bello University
- Ibrahim Zakzaky, Shiite-Islam cleric, founder, Islamic Movement in Nigeria
- Ibrahim Shekarau, former governor, Kano state
- Ibrahim Shema, former governor, Katsina State
- Ibrahim Umar, scientist, former vice chancellor, Bayero University
- Ibrahim Bio, politician, former Minister of Sports
- Innocent Ujah, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology
- Isa Marte Hussaini, professor, fellow, Nigerian Academy of Science[5]
- Mustapha Idrissa Timta, former emir of Gwoza
- Isaac Fola-Alade, architect
- Ifeoma Mabel Onyemelukwe Professor, African Litearture in French Expression
- Ibrahim Hussaini Doko, director general of Raw materials Nigeria
J
- Jerry Gana, former Information Minister
- Jimmy Adegoke, climate scientist, academic
- John Obaro, technology entrepreneur, founder, SystemSpecs
- James Manager, lawyer, politician
- Joshua M. Lidani, lawyer, politician
- Jelili Atiku, multimedia artist
- Jibrin Muhammad M., Investment Professional
K
L
M
- Mohammed Bello Adoke, former Minister of Justice & Attorney General of the Federation
- Maryam Ciroma, former Minister of Women Affairs
- Mansur Mukhtar, former executive director of the World Bank
- Mike Omotosho, National President of the Labour Party (Nigeria)
- Mohammed Bawa, retired colonel, former military administrator of Ekiti and Gombe States.
- Muhammadu Kudu Abubakar, traditional ruler, Agaie Emirate
- Mustapha Akanbi, former head, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission
- Musa Datijo Muhammad, justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah, head, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
- Mohammed Mana, army officer, former Military Administrator of Plateau State
- Margaret Ladipo, academic, rector, Yaba College of Technology
- Mike Onoja, civil servant, politician
- Magaji Muhammed former Federal Minister of Interior, former Federal Minister of Industry and former Nigerian ambassador to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
- Musa Danladi Abubakar, chief justice of Katsina State
- Musa Mohammed Sada, Hon. Minister, Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel
N
- Neemat Daud Abdulrahim, current Director of FCT Educational Resource Centre, Abuja, and Chairperson of Public and Community Library Section, African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA).
- Nuhu Ribadu, former chairman, EFCC
- Nnenadi Usman, former finance minister
- Namadi Sambo, former Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, governor, Kaduna State
- Nkoyo Toyo, lawyer, former Nigerian ambassador to Ethiopia
O
P
R
S
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, former Emir of Kano
- Samuel Oboh, architect
- Shamsudeen Usman, former Minister of National Planning
- Shehu Ladan, former GMD, NNPC
- Shettima Mustapha, former Minister of Agriculture, Defence and Interior
- Samuel Ioraer Ortom, former Minister of State, Trade and Investments
- Sunday Awoniyi, Northern Yoruba leader, former chairman, ACF
- Solomon Arase, former IGP, Nigeria Police Force
- Simon Ajibola, politician, former senator, Kwara South
- Suraj Abdurrahman, architect, army officer
- Salamatu Hussaini Suleiman, lawyer, former Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development
- Sadiq Daba, actor, former anchor at Nigerian Television Authority
- Stephen Oru, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
- Salisu Abubakar Maikasuwa, politician
- Sunday Dare, journalist, media consultant
- Suleiman Othman Hunkuyi, politician
- Sharon Ikeazor, lawyer
- Sadiya Umar Farouq, politician, chieftain of defunct Congress for Progressive Change
T
U
- Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, GCFR, former President, Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari, former governor, Kebbi State
- Ussif Rashid Sumaila, economist
- Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, governor, Nasarawa State
- Usman Bayero Nafada, former Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives
- Usman Umar Kibiya, former acting head, Nigeria Immigration Service
- Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, incumbent Kano state Governor
Y
Z
Notes and References
- Web site: Mora Elected ABU Alumni President. Leadership Newspaper. November 10, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151016190338/http://leadership.ng/news/454385/mora-elected-abu-alumni-president. October 16, 2015.
- Web site: ABU has done well for Northern agricultural development – Alumni. Daily Trust. November 10, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095420/http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/agriculture/abu-has-done-well-for-northern-agricultural-development-alumni/117911.html. March 4, 2016. dead.
- Web site: Yakubu, NNPC GMD formally unveiled P.M. NEWS Nigeria. www.pmnewsnigeria.com. 2015-08-07.
- Web site: Nigeria's Judiciary harbours "corrupt elements" – Justice Salami - Premium Times Nigeria. Premium Times Nigeria. 29 April 2015.
- Web site: Cancer cases'll rise to 16 million by 2020 — IARC. The Punch News. September 13, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925154618/http://www.punchng.com/health/cancer-casesll-rise-to-16-million-by-2020-iarc/. September 25, 2015.
- Web site: Lt. General Oladipo Diya Chief of General Staff (1993–1997) . Federal Ministry of Information and Communications . 2017-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302034223/http://profilesnigeria.info/oladipodiya.htm . 2012-03-02 . dead .
