Mustafa Shehu Explained

Mustafa Shehu
Office:President of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations
Term Start:October 2023
Predecessor:José Manuel Vieira
Birth Name:Mustafa Balarabe Shehu
Nationality:Nigerian

Mustafa Balarabe Shehu is a Nigerian electrical engineer and 17th president of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations.[1] [2] In 2023, he became the first person from Sub-Sahara Africa to be elected president of the engineering organization.[3] [4]

Life

Shehu was born on April 12, 1963, in Kano, Nigeria. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from Ahmadu Bello University.[5]

He began his professional journey at Egbin Thermal Station in Lagos. He later joined the Kano State Rural Electricity Board as a Senior Engineer and eventually became the assistant director in 1998. Subsequently, he co-founded MBS Engineering Limited with his colleagues, which specializes in providing electrical and mechanical engineering services.[6]

Between 2012 and 2013, he was the 28th President of the Nigerian Society of Engineers, and from 2015 to 2016,[7] he served as President of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations.[8] [9]

Sheu was elected as the President-Elect of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations during the General Assembly of the Federation in San José, Costa Rica in March 2022.[10] Later, in October 2023, he assumed the position of President of WFEO during the General Assembly held in Prague, Czech Republic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Odunsi . Wale . 2022-03-15 . Buhari hails Mustafa Shehu, World Engineering Organizations president-elect . 2023-10-15 . Daily Post Nigeria . en-US.
  2. Web site: President . 2023-10-15 . WFEO . en-US.
  3. Web site: PositiveNaija . 2022-03-16 . Engineer Mustafa Balarabe Shehu Becomes First WFEO President Elect From Sub-Saharan Africa . 2023-10-15 . PositiveNaija . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2023-10-14 . Nigeria’s Mustafa Balarabe Shehu becomes President of World Federation of Engineering Organisations, WFEO - My Engineers . 2023-10-15 . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2022-03-10 . Meet Engr Mustafa Balarabe Shehu: The New President Of WFEO The Abusites . 2023-10-16.
  6. Web site: CITATION ON ENGR. MUSTAFA BALARABE SHEHU - PDF Free Download . 2023-10-16 . docplayer.net.
  7. Web site: 2023-10-14 . Nigeria’s Mustafa Balarabe Shehu becomes President of World Federation of Engineering Organisations, WFEO - My Engineers . 2023-10-15.
  8. 2016-04-06-Africa-Programme-Conference-Presentations.pdf (chathamhouse.org)
  9. Nigeria: Engr Mustapha Shehu Is President-Elect of Federation of African Engineering Organisation - allAfrica.com
  10. Web site: TVCN . 2022-03-16 . Buhari congratulates Balarabe Shehu on election as President of World Engineering Body - Trending News . 2023-10-15.