Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

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Professor
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
Vice Chancellor of the Usman Danfodio University
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
Born
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

(1957-12-07) 7 December 1957 (age 66)
Zagga, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kebbi State, Nigeria)
Children4
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Political scientists
  • diplomat
  • academic

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

political scientist[1] who was the president of the United Nations General Assembly 74th session from 17 September 2019 to 15 September 2020.[2][3][4] He previously served as vice president of the 71st session from September 2016 to September 2017.[5][6] He has served as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations
since 2017.

From 2010 to 2016, he was the

In January 2021, he was re-listed by President Buhari as the permanent representative to the United Nations, New York.[9]

Early life

Muhammad-Bande was born and educated in Zagga, a town in present-day Kebbi State.[10]

Education

He attended

political science in 1979 before proceeding to Boston University, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in political science in 1981. Muhammad-Bande received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto in 1987.[1][8]

Career

In the 1980s, he taught at the

Usman Danfodio University in Sokoto and rose to the rank of professor in 1998.[1] Between 2000 and 2004, Bande served as the director-general of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development in Tangier, Morocco.[11] Between 2004 and 2009, he served as vice chancellor of Usman Danfodio University before being appointed director-general of Nigeria's National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, a position he held from 2010 to 2016.[12]

Personal life

He is married with four children.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande" (PDF). un.org. United Nations. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Biography | General Assembly of the United Nations". www.un.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Distinguished Nigerian Ambassador Elected President of UNGA". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Nigeria's Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President". Punch Newspapers. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Muhammad Bande emerges UNGA President". Daily Trust. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Tijjani Muhammad-Bande". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Tijjani Muhammad-Bande: 7 things you need to know about Nigerian diplomatic appointed as new President of United Nations General Assembly". www.pulse.ng. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b Admin, Web. "Ambassador/Permanent Representative". Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. ^ "President assigns portfolios to new ambassadors". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Quick Fact about New Nigeria's Ambassador to UN, Bande". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Nigerian professor, Muhammad-Bande, appointed president of UN General Assembly". ICIR Nigeria. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Professor Tijjani Bande Announced As President, UN General Assembly". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ Osso, Sera (28 November 2019). "MUHAMMAD-BANDE, H.E, Prof. (Amb.) Tijjani". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
Political offices
Preceded by President of the United Nations General Assembly
2019–2020
Succeeded by