| Jibrilla Dahiru Amin | |
| Office: | Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutse |
| Term Start: | February 15, 2011 |
| Term End: | 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Position established |
| Successor: | Fatima Batul Mukhtar |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Song, Adamawa State, Nigeria |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Occupation: | Veterinarian, Academic |
| Known For: | Pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutse |
Jibrilla Dahiru Amin (born October 15, 1958) is a Nigerian veterinarian and academic who served as the pioneer Vice Chancellor of Federal University Dutse (FUD) from 2011 to 2016. He has made significant contributions to veterinary medicine and higher education in Nigeria, and he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) in 2006.[1]
Jibrilla Dahiru Amin was born on October 15, 1958, in Song, Adamawa State, Nigeria. He attended Uba Central Primary School in Borno State and Yelwa Government Secondary School in Yola. Professor Amin graduated with a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) degree from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1982. He furthered his studies at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London, where he obtained his MSc in 1985 and PhD in 1991. He also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the University of Maiduguri and is a Fellow of the College of Veterinary Surgeons Nigeria (2011).He was a Commonwealth scholar during his PhD studies and from December1992 to November 1995 he was Rockefeller Biotechnology Career Fellow (Post-Doctoral Fellowship) to study molecular and cellular biology of Chlamydia psittaci at the Royal Veterinary College, London. This entailed making Research visits (during July- September) to the RVC during the tenure of the Fellowship.
Also, in July – August 2001 he attended a Fulbright (International Visitor Leadership Program) Summer Institute for Higher Education Reforms at the George Washington University and Cambridge College, USA and also attended a three-week Institute in 2007. During these visits, he and other members of the team undertook study tours of many Universities in the USA. They also hadtraining in Leadership and Strategic Planning.
J. D. Amin rose through the ranks to become a Professor of Theriogenology in October 1998. He served as Head of Department, Coordinator, Remedial Science Programme, Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Maiduguri at one time or the other.
He was a member (2000 – 2003), Industrial/Manufacturing Sector Steering Committee of the National Council on Privatization (Sugar Development Sub-Committee). He was also a member (2001), National Committee, InternationalYear of Volunteers of the United Nations where they sought to encouragevolunteering and to especially inculcate the habit among university students. Heserved as a member (2002 – 2012), Pioneer Board of the Postgraduate Collegeof the Veterinary Surgeon, Nigeria.
Professor J. D. Amin was appointed by the Obasanjo administration as Vice-Chancellor University of Maiduguri from May 2003 to May 2008. During histenure, five programmes were established in the College of Medical Sciences,and two in the Faculty of Science. The Centre for Distance and the Faculty ofPharmacy were also established. By these actions, he facilitated a massiveincrease in access to university education.
Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (OFR) for Service to his Community, University, and the Veterinary Profession. In the last year of his tenure (2007-2008) he served as the Chairman of, the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities and concurrently served as a Board member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities. He then served as a Visiting Professor National Universities Commission, Abuja 2008 – 2010.
He was assigned to serve as the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Private Universities during which seven universities were licensed. From the NUC he moved on to become the Secretary General, Committee of Vice Chancellors 2010 – 2011. As the Sec. Gen., he also served in an advisory capacity on university education whenever called to do so by the Federal Government.
He was subsequently appointed by the Jonathan administration as the pioneerVice-Chancellor, Federal University, Dutse 2011-2016. The university was established from scratch and graduated the first set before the end of his tenure. At the expiration of his tenure he did his sabbatical as a Professor in the Dept ofPublic and Environmental Health, National Open University of Nigeria 2016-2017. This position exposed him to the workings of West Africa’s largest Openand Distance Learning Institution. On return to the University of Maiduguri, he was elected as one of the representatives of the University Senate on the Council of the University (2017-2021 [6]
He was the Chairman, Visitation Panel, Saadatu Rimi College of Education,Kumbotso, Kano (2021). They examined the records of the College for the previous ten years and made far-reaching recommendations including the transformation of the College to a university which was accepted by the Kano State Government. He was subsequently appointed Chairman, Planning and Implementation Committee for transforming Saadatu Rimi College of Education into a University. The NUC has since approved the University and it has taken off.
From November 2021 – May 2023, he served as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano. [7] He is currently the Chairman, Board of Trustees, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities [8] [9] and has recently (January to May 2024) served as the Chairman of, the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Degree Certificate Milling.[10] Professor Amin has served in numerous capacities:
Jibrilla Dahiru Amin is married. Additional details about his personal life are not widely publicized.