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Mahmood Yakubu is a Nigerian academic and current Chairman of the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC).[1] Subject to approval by the Council of State, Mahmood was appointed to office by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 October 2015, succeeding Amina Zakari, who served as acting chairman.[2]
Electoral Commission (INEC).[1] Subject to approval by the Council of State, Mahmood was appointed to office by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 October 2015, succeeding Amina Zakari, who served as acting chairman.[2]
Early life
and education[edit]
Mahmood
Yakubu was born in Bauchi State,
Northern Nigeria. He completed his basic and secondary school education at Kobi
Primary School and Government Teachers College, Toro, respectively.[3] He proceeded to the
University of Sokoto (now Usmanu
Danfodiyo University), where he became the first and, to date, only
Nigerian from the North to obtain a first-class
degree certificate in history.[4] In 1991, Mahmood
graduated from the University of Oxford with
a doctorate in philosophy, specializing in Nigerian history.[3] The Bauchi State
Government offered him a scholarship to study at both the University of
Cambridge and the University of Oxford.[5] He went on to become a
three-time recipient of the Overseas
Research Scholarship, and also won the Commonwealth Scholarship from
the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]
Yakubu was born in Bauchi State,
Northern Nigeria. He completed his basic and secondary school education at Kobi
Primary School and Government Teachers College, Toro, respectively.[3] He proceeded to the
University of Sokoto (now Usmanu
Danfodiyo University), where he became the first and, to date, only
Nigerian from the North to obtain a first-class
degree certificate in history.[4] In 1991, Mahmood
graduated from the University of Oxford with
a doctorate in philosophy, specializing in Nigerian history.[3] The Bauchi State
Government offered him a scholarship to study at both the University of
Cambridge and the University of Oxford.[5] He went on to become a
three-time recipient of the Overseas
Research Scholarship, and also won the Commonwealth Scholarship from
the Association of Commonwealth Universities.[3]
Career[edit]
Yakubu
is a lecturer, guerrilla warfare expert,
and professor of political history and international studies at the Nigerian Defence
Academy.[6] Prior to his appointment
as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood
served as the executive secretary of the Tertiary
Education Trust Fund, being appointed to office in 2007 by
then-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.[7][8] During his tenure as
secretary, a National Book Development Fund was established, supporting 102
journals of professional associations.[3]
is a lecturer, guerrilla warfare expert,
and professor of political history and international studies at the Nigerian Defence
Academy.[6] Prior to his appointment
as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood
served as the executive secretary of the Tertiary
Education Trust Fund, being appointed to office in 2007 by
then-President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.[7][8] During his tenure as
secretary, a National Book Development Fund was established, supporting 102
journals of professional associations.[3]
Yakubu
also served as Assistant Secretary of Finance and Administration at the 2014
National Conference.[9] In 2013 he was awarded an
honorary fellowship to the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.[10]
also served as Assistant Secretary of Finance and Administration at the 2014
National Conference.[9] In 2013 he was awarded an
honorary fellowship to the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations.[10]
Works[edit]
·
Mahmood
Yakubu; Nigerian Defence Academy (2005). Crisis and conflict management in Nigeria since 1980.
Nigerian Defence Academy. ISBN 978-978-135-140-2.
Mahmood
Yakubu; Nigerian Defence Academy (2005). Crisis and conflict management in Nigeria since 1980.
Nigerian Defence Academy. ISBN 978-978-135-140-2.
·
Alhaji
Mahmood Yakubu (1996). Western Education in Northern Nigeria: Challenges and
Strategies. National Gamji Memorial Club. ISBN 978-978-32931-0-6.
Alhaji
Mahmood Yakubu (1996). Western Education in Northern Nigeria: Challenges and
Strategies. National Gamji Memorial Club. ISBN 978-978-32931-0-6.
·
Mahmood
Yakubu (2006). Emirs and politicians: reform, reaction and recrimination
in Northern Nigeria, 1950-1966. Baraka. ISBN 978-978-32931-5-1.
Mahmood
Yakubu (2006). Emirs and politicians: reform, reaction and recrimination
in Northern Nigeria, 1950-1966. Baraka. ISBN 978-978-32931-5-1.
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