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{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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|honorific_prefix = Sheikh
| name = Ahmed Abdullah
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|honorific_suffix = Magajin garin Nupe 2020
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|name = Ahmed Abdullah
| office1 = Federal Minister of Agriculture
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| term_start1 = 6 April 2010
|caption =
| term_end1 = 29 May 2011
|office1 = Federal Minister of Agriculture
| predecessor1 = [[Abba Sayyadi Ruma]]
|term_start1 = 6 April 2010
| successor1 = [[Akinwumi Adesina]]
|term_end1 = 29 May 2011
|predecessor1 = [[Abba Sayyadi Ruma]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|3|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Bida]], [[Niger State]], [[Nigeria]]
|successor1 = [[Akinwumi Adesina]]
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|birth_place = [[Bida]], [[Niger State]], [[Nigeria]]
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| honorific_suffix = Magajin garin Nupe 2020
|alma_mater = [[Ahmadu Bello University]]
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Sheikh '''Ahmed Abdullah''' (born 15 March 1948) is a [[Nigeria]]n politician. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture on 6 April 2010, when acting president [[Goodluck Jonathan]] announced his new cabinet.<ref>{{cite web
Sheikh '''Ahmed Abdullah''' (born 15 March 1948) is a Nigerian politician. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture on 6 April 2010, when acting president [[Goodluck Jonathan]] announced his new cabinet.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201004081112.html|title=New Cabinet Brings Aso-Rock Alive Again|work=[[Vanguard (Nigeria)|Vanguard]]|last=Idonor|first=Daniel|date=8 April 2010|access-date=16 April 2010|via=[[allAfrica]]}}</ref>
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201004081112.html
|title=New Cabinet Brings Aso-Rock Alive Again
|work=Vanguard
|author=Daniel Idonor
|date=8 April 2010
|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
Abdullah was born on 15 March 1948 at [[Bida]] in [[Niger State]].
He earned a B.Sc. in business administration from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] (ABU), [[Zaria]] in 1974. He graduated in the same year with [[Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila]] a close friend of his, and he earned an MBA from [[Syracuse University]] in the US in 1977.<ref name=leader675>{{cite web
Abdullah was born on 15 March 1948 at [[Bida]] in [[Niger State]]. He earned a B.Sc. in business administration from [[Ahmadu Bello University]] (ABU), [[Zaria]] in 1974. He graduated in the same year with [[Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila]] a close friend of his, and he earned an MBA from [[Syracuse University]] in the US in 1977.<ref name=leader675>{{cite news|url=https://www.leadershipnigeria.com/columns/views/politics/13675-new-ministers-jonathans-cabinet-in-focus|title=New Ministers: Jonathan's Cabinet In Focus|last=Timothy|first=Golu|date=10 April 2010|work=[[Leadership (newspaper)|Leadership]]|access-date=16 April 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100413014057/http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/columns/views/politics/13675-new-ministers-jonathans-cabinet-in-focus|archivedate=13 April 2010}}</ref>
|url = http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/columns/views/politics/13675-new-ministers-jonathans-cabinet-in-focus
|title = New Ministers: Jonathan’s Cabinet In Focus
|author = Golu Timothy
|date = 10 April 2010
|work = Leadership
|accessdate = 2010-04-16
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100413014057/http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/columns/views/politics/13675-new-ministers-jonathans-cabinet-in-focus
|archivedate = 13 April 2010
|df =
}}</ref>


== Career ==
==Career==
Abdullah spent most of his working career at ABU in the human resources and management development area, and in 1990 was awarded a PhD by the university. Late Gen. [[Sani Abacha]] appointed Sheikh Abdullah into the vision 2010 committee and also made him serve as a federal commissioner in Revenue [[Mobilization]], Allocation and Fiscal Commission. He was director general at the Administrative Staff College of [[Nigeria]] (ASCON) in [[Badagry]] from 2003 to 2008, an institution that trains students in public administration.<ref name="leader675" /> In August 2008 he was appointed to the [[Abuja]] City University Steering Committee.<ref>{{cite web
Abdullah spent most of his working career at ABU in the human resources and management development area, and in 1990 was awarded a PhD by the university. Late Gen. [[Sani Abacha]] appointed Sheikh Abdullah into the vision 2010 committee and also made him serve as a federal commissioner in Revenue [[Mobilization]], Allocation and Fiscal Commission. He was director general at the Administrative Staff College of [[Nigeria]] (ASCON) in [[Badagry]] from 2003 to 2008, an institution that trains students in public administration.<ref name="leader675"/> In August 2008 he was appointed to the [[Abuja]] City University Steering Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nasarawastate.org/articles/568/1/Modibbo-inaugurates-Abuja-City-University-Steering-Committee/Page1.html|title=Modibbo inaugurates Abuja City University Steering Committee|date=29 August 2008|work=Newsday Weekly|last=Sani|first=Abubakar|publisher=Nasarawa State|access-date=16 April 2010|archive-date=19 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719035312/https://www.nasarawastate.org/articles/568/1/Modibbo-inaugurates-Abuja-City-University-Steering-Committee/Page1.html}}</ref> He was appointed chairperson of the African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amdin.org/about/governance/|title=Governance and Secretariat|publisher=African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa|accessdate=16 April 2010|archive-date=7 June 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607082739/https://www.amdin.org/about/governance/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|url=http://www.nasarawastate.org/articles/568/1/Modibbo-inaugurates-Abuja-City-University-Steering-Committee/Page1.html
|title=Modibbo inaugurates Abuja City University Steering Committee
|date=2008-08-29
|work=Newsday Weekly
|author=Abubakar Sani
|publisher=Nasarawa State
|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref> He was appointed chairperson of the African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.amdin.org/about/governance/
|title=GOVERNANCE AND SECRETARIAT
|publisher=African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa
|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref>


As Minister of Agriculture, Abdullah faces huge challenges in a sector that employs 70% of Nigerians. Despite massive injections of subsidies, productivity remains low, with many concerns about the effectiveness of existing programs.<ref>{{cite web
As Minister of Agriculture, Abdullah faces huge challenges in a sector that employs 70% of Nigerians. Despite massive injections of subsidies, productivity remains low, with many concerns about the effectiveness of existing programs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201004130340.html|title=Agenda for Agriculture 'Sheikh'|work=Daily Trust|last=Abubakar|first=Jibrin|date=12 April 2010|access-date=16 April 2010|via=allAfrica}}</ref>
|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201004130340.html
|title=Agenda for Agriculture 'Sheikh'
|work=Daily Trust
|author=Jibrin Abubakar
|date=12 April 2010
|accessdate=2010-04-16}}</ref>


He elevated from chieftains title of Chigarin Nupe to Magajin Garin Nupe by HRH, Alhaji Dr. [[Yahaya Abubakar]], CFR after Justice [[Jibrin Ndajiwo]] who was the holder deceased.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Etsu Nupe Appoints Former Minister, Abdullah as Magajin Garin Nupe|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/09/01/etsu-nupe-appoints-former-minister-abdullah-as-magajin-garin-nupe/|access-date=2020-09-29|website=THISDAYLIVE|language=en-US}}</ref>
He elevated from chieftains title of Chigarin Nupe to Magajin Garin Nupe by HRH, Alhaji Dr. [[Yahaya Abubakar]], CFR after Justice [[Jibrin Ndajiwo]] who was the holder deceased.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 September 2020|title=Etsu Nupe Appoints Former Minister, Abdullah as Magajin Garin Nupe|url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2020/09/01/etsu-nupe-appoints-former-minister-abdullah-as-magajin-garin-nupe/|last=Ajakaiye|first=Fadekemi|access-date=21 September 2024|work=[[This Day]]}}</ref>


==References==
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Sheikh
Ahmed Abdullah
Magajin garin Nupe 2020
Federal Minister of Agriculture
In office
6 April 2010 – 29 May 2011
Preceded byAbba Sayyadi Ruma
Succeeded byAkinwumi Adesina
Personal details
Born (1948-03-15) 15 March 1948 (age 76)
Bida, Niger State, Nigeria
Alma materAhmadu Bello University

Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah (born 15 March 1948) is a Nigerian politician. He was appointed Minister of Agriculture on 6 April 2010, when acting president Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.[1]

Early life and education

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Abdullah was born on 15 March 1948 at Bida in Niger State. He earned a B.Sc. in business administration from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria in 1974. He graduated in the same year with Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila a close friend of his, and he earned an MBA from Syracuse University in the US in 1977.[2]

Career

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Abdullah spent most of his working career at ABU in the human resources and management development area, and in 1990 was awarded a PhD by the university. Late Gen. Sani Abacha appointed Sheikh Abdullah into the vision 2010 committee and also made him serve as a federal commissioner in Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission. He was director general at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) in Badagry from 2003 to 2008, an institution that trains students in public administration.[2] In August 2008 he was appointed to the Abuja City University Steering Committee.[3] He was appointed chairperson of the African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa.[4]

As Minister of Agriculture, Abdullah faces huge challenges in a sector that employs 70% of Nigerians. Despite massive injections of subsidies, productivity remains low, with many concerns about the effectiveness of existing programs.[5]

He elevated from chieftains title of Chigarin Nupe to Magajin Garin Nupe by HRH, Alhaji Dr. Yahaya Abubakar, CFR after Justice Jibrin Ndajiwo who was the holder deceased.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Idonor, Daniel (8 April 2010). "New Cabinet Brings Aso-Rock Alive Again". Vanguard. Retrieved 16 April 2010 – via allAfrica.
  2. ^ a b Timothy, Golu (10 April 2010). "New Ministers: Jonathan's Cabinet In Focus". Leadership. Archived from the original on 13 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  3. ^ Sani, Abubakar (29 August 2008). "Modibbo inaugurates Abuja City University Steering Committee". Newsday Weekly. Nasarawa State. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Governance and Secretariat". African Management Development Institutes' Network in Pretoria, South Africa. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  5. ^ Abubakar, Jibrin (12 April 2010). "Agenda for Agriculture 'Sheikh'". Daily Trust. Retrieved 16 April 2010 – via allAfrica.
  6. ^ Ajakaiye, Fadekemi (1 September 2020). "Etsu Nupe Appoints Former Minister, Abdullah as Magajin Garin Nupe". This Day. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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