Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim Explained

Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim
Honorific Prefix:Major general
Office1:Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy
Term Start1:August 2015
Term End1:October 2017
Predecessor1:Maj-Gen. Muhammad Inuwa Idris
Successor1:Maj-Gen Adeniyi Oyebade
Birth Date:1 October 1961
Allegiance: Nigeria
Serviceyears:1981–2017
Rank: Major general
Alma Mater:Nigerian Defence Academy
Government Secondary School, Zaria

Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim (born 1 October 1961) is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the 27th commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy. He was appointed Commandant in July 2015 by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai[1] succeeding Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris[2]

Background and education

Ibrahim was born on October 1, 1961, in Gumel, Jigawa State.[3] He attended Gumel Gabas primary school in Gumel town and later completed his primary education in Tudun-jukun Primary School Zaria 1974. He proceeded to Government Secondary School Giwa, Zaria from 1974 to 1979 where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate.

After working for a year (between 1979 and 1980) with First Bank of Nigeria in Kano, he enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy as a member of the 29th Regular Combatant Course (including other officers such as Tukur Yusuf Buratai) from January 1981 to December 1983, when he received his commission into the Nigerian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

Career

Ibrahim served as the chief of the Nigerian Army's Standard and Evaluation Department prior to his appointment as Commandant of the NDA. He retired from the Nigerian Army in October 2017.[4]

Units and formations served

Appointments

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ibeh. Nnenna. Major shake-up in Nigerian Army, 334 top officers redeployed. Premium Times. 29 January 2016.
  2. Web site: Akhaine. Saxone. New Commandant, Gen. Ibrahim, Takes Over At NDA, Kaduna. Guardian Nigeria. 30 August 2015.
  3. Web site: Profile of the Commandant NDA. Nigerian Defence Academy. 29 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Ahmadu-Suka . Maryam . NDA pulls out General M.T. Ibrahim in colourful parade . Daily Trust . Daily Trust . 20 June 2018.