Basheer Garba Mohammed
Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed | |
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Senator for Kano Central | |
In office May 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mohammed Adamu Bello |
Succeeded by | Rabiu Kwankwaso |
Personal details | |
Born | 16 October 1966 |
Nationality | Bayero University |
Basheer Lado Garba Mohammed (born 16 October 1966) is a
On 27 May 2021, Nigeria President, Muhammadu Buhari appointed him as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons,[1] a position, he vacated in September 2021.[2]
Early life and education
Bashir was born in
.Private sector career
A businessman with banking, property and trading interests, Basheer Garba Mohammed founded the Ladon Alheri Foundation, a charity that funds projects including schools, water boreholes and eye surgery.[3] He has expressed his feeling that there are gaps in Nigeria's developmental chain which must be addressed if the lives of ordinary citizens are to become more meaningful.[3]
Public sector career
In the April 2011 election for the Kano Central Senatorial seat, Basheer polled 359,050 votes, ahead of Aminu Abba Ibrahim of the
References
- ^ "Buhari Swaps Heads of Two FG Agencies". Premium Times. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "BREAKING - Buhari Sacks NAPTIP DG, Appoints Waziri-Azi". Leadership. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ^ a b Louis Achi (13 October 2010). "Basheer Lado Garba - Life As Service..." Leadership. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ Gwadabe, Usman (11 April 2011). "... As PDP wins majority seats in Kano". Daily Triumph. Retrieved 5 May 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Times, Premium (30 March 2015). "APC's Kwankwaso beats Lado, wins Kano Central Senatorial seat". Premium Times Nigeria.