Date of birth: December 12, 1954
Place of birth: Lagos, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian
Marital status: Married, 2 sons
EDUCATION:
Masters in International Law and Diplomacy, University of Lagos - (1990/1991) - Lagos, Nigeria
Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration, University of Ife - (1985/1986) - Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Bachelor of Arts (Foreign Languages and Literature), Al-Azhar University - (1973-1977) - Cairo, Egypt
WORK EXPERIENCE:
- Deputy Director General - Islamic Organization for Food Security; Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan (September 2019 - currently)
- Assistant Secretary General (Economic Affairs) - General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2009- 30/06/2019)
- Supervisor- Legal Affairs Department - General Secretariat of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (10 Oct. 2017-31 July 2018)
- Ambassador/Head of Mission - Embassy of Nigeria to Lebanon with concurrent accreditation to Syria; Beirut, Lebanon (2007- 2009)
- Minister/Head of Chancery - Nigeria High Commission; London, United Kingdom (2003 – 2007)
- Minister-Counsellor/Deputy Director (West Africa/North and Horn of Africa) - African Affairs Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja, Nigeria (1998– 2003)
- Minister-Counsellor/Head of Chancery - Embassy of Nigeria, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1992- 1998)
- Counsellor (Discipline/Central Africa) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Abuja, Nigeria (1989-1992)
- Counsellor/Head of Chancery - Embassy of Nigeria; Tripoli, Libya (1986-1989)
- Senior First Secretary (Welfare and Education/Legal) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Abuja, Nigeria (1983- 1985)
- Third Secretary/First Secretary (Political/Administration) - Embassy of Nigeria; Baghdad, Iraq (1979-1983)
- Third Secretary (Language Bureau) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lagos; (March 1979- August 1979)
PARTICIPATION AT MAJOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/VISITS:
- OIC Conferences of Foreign Ministers - (1993 to 1996)
- Delegate, OIC Summit - Dakar, Senegal, (13-14 March 2008);
- Meetings and Summits of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development(NEPAD) - (2000 to 2008)
- Presidential Visits to Sierra-Leone, Libya, Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Cote d’Ivoire, and Senegal - (1999-2002)
- Member of Delegation, Visit of the Special Presidential Envoy to Cameroon - (25 November 1999)
- Member of Delegation, OAU Extra-Ordinary Summit - Sirte, Libya, 8- 9 September 1999)
- Member of Delegation, President Obasanjo’s visit to Libya - (August 1999)
- Supervision of Haj Operations - (1991-1999)
- Conferences on National Reconciliation in Sudan, Abuja, Nigeria - (1992 and 1994)
- Operation "DANWA", International Mediation Conference on Withdrawal of Libyan/French Forces from Chad - (Jan 1985)
- Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers - Baghdad, Republic of Iraq (1980)
- Conferences on National Reconciliation - Chad Kano I; Kano II; Lagos I and Lagos II) (1979)
KEY REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES AT OIC:
- UN Security Council Meeting - New York, USA, 17-18 November 2016
- Kazan Economic and Investment Summit - Tatarstan, Russian Federation (May 2012)
- Jeddah Economic Forums - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, (13-16 February 2010); and (19-22 March 2011)
- Summit Conferences of WAEMU - Mali (20 Feb. 2010); and (22-23 Jan. 2011)
- Summit Conferences of ECOWAS - Yamoussoukro, Cote d’Ivoire, Feb. 2013
- OIC/IDB Mission to African Union (AU) on Implementation of the OIC Dakar-Port Sudan Railway Project. - Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, 23-24 March 2011
- OIC Ministerial biennial Conferences on Tourism - Iran (28 Nov-1 Dec. 2010); The Gambia (04-06 December 2013); Niger (21-23 December 2015); and Bangladesh (5-7 Feb. 2018)
- OIC Ministerial biennial Conferences on Labour - Turkey (10-15 Sept. 2011); Azerbaijan (23-26 April 2013); Indonesia (28-30 Oct. 2015); and Saudi Arabia (21-22 Feb. 2018)
- OIC Ministerial Conferences on Agriculture and Food Security - Sudan (26-28 October 2010); and Turkey (3-6 October 2011), Kazakhstan (28 April 2016).
- International Symposium of Poverty Alleviation Strategies - Istanbul, Turkey (13-15 October 2010)
- UN-OIC Biennial Coordination Meetings - New York, USA (2010-2016)
- Ministerial Forums on Implementation of OIC Special Programmes for Development of Africa (SPDA) - Burkina Faso (28-29 Oct.2009); and
- Cameroon (8-9 June 2010)
- Ministerial Meeting on OIC Dakar-Port Sudan Railway Project - Khartoum, Sudan (9-10 December 2009)
- FAO World Food Summit - Rome, Italy (16-18 November 2009)
- COMCEC Follow-Up and General Assembly Sessions - Istanbul and Anka, Republic of Turkey (2009- 2017)
- Council of Foreign Ministers Meetings - Tajikistan (2010); Kazakhstan (2011); Djibouti (2012); Guinea (2013); Saudi Arabia (2014); Kuwait (2015); Uzbekistan (2016); Cote d’Ivoire (2017); Bangladesh (2018); and UAE(2019)
- OIC Summits - Egypt (2012); and Turkey (2016)
- 44th Annual Meetings of IDB Board of Governors - (2009 to 2019)
LECTURES, ACADEMIC WORKS, DISTINCTIONS:
- Role of OIC Diplomacy in Enhancing International Collaboration - SESRIC Training for Young Diplomats, Istanbul, Turkey, 22 November 2017
- Lecture on OIC History, Structure and Activities - SESRIC Training for Young Diplomats, Istanbul, Turkey, 21 November 2017
- The Role of NGOs in the Development Efforts of Islamic Countries - COMCEC General Assembly, Istanbul, Turkey, 28 November 2014
- Panelist, Seminar on Agribusiness and Food Security - Islamic Development Bank Group Annual Meeting, Khartoum, Sudan (2 April 2012)
- Achieving Food Security in OIC Member States in a Post-Crisis World - Islamic Development Bank, Jeddah,
- Saudi Arabia (2-3 May 2010)
- E-Learning Course on Performing Effectively in Multilateral Conferences and Diplomacy - UNITAR (5 May-13 June 2008)
- Alternate Dispute Resolution - UNITAR (2005)
- Enhancing Conflict Prevention and Peace-building in Africa - UNITAR, Goree, Senegal (9-20 October 2000)
- Lecture on: "Namibia, the Building of a Nation from the Ashes of Apartheid" - 1992 Orientation of the Technical Aid Corps (TAC), Ministry of Foreign Affairs Katsina, Nigeria
AWARDS:
Best Essay Award for 1991 M.I.L.D class on "Legal Issues in the Chado-Libyan Border Dispute."
FOREIGN LANGUAGES:
English, Arabic, French, Turkish
HOBBIES:
Reading, Squash, Table Tennis, Political Discourse