DANBAZAU, Gen. Abdulrahman Bello (Rtd)

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Birth

March 14, 1954

State of Origin

Kano State

Place of Birth

Kaduna

Name of Spouse

Hadiza Dambazau

Schools Attended with Dates

Barewa College, Kaduna,1974; Nigerian Defence Academy, 1977; Us Army Military Police School, Fort Mcclellan,1979; Kent State University, 1982; University Of Keele, 1989

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

- Fellow, Institute Of Public Relations;
- Member, World Society Of Criminology;
- Member, World Society Of Victimology;
- Member, Academy Of Criminal Justics Sciences;
- Member, Amrican Society Of Criminology;
- Member, British Society Of Criminology;
- Member, International Police Executive Symposium.

Present Appointment

Minister of Interior, Federal Republic of Nigeria; Founder and Chairman, Board Of Trustees, Nigerian Society Of Victimology; Founder & Chairman, Foundation For The Victims Of Child Abuse

Previous Appointments

- Aide De Camp to Chief of Army Staff,1979;
- Commanded Military Police Units & Served As Special Investigator,1984-1985;
- Registrar, Nigerian Defence Academy, 1993-1999;
- Chief Instructor, Support Weapon Wing Of The Infantry Centre & School, 1999-2001;
- Directing Staff At National War College, 2004-2006;
- General Officer Commanding (Goc) 2nd Division, Ibadan, 2007-2008;
- Chief Of Army Staff, 2008-2010;
- Chairman Of CPC Security Committee, 2011;
- Director In Charge Of Intelligence & Security Of The APC Presidential Campaign, 2015.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATIONS:
- Military Law Terminologies, 1991;
- Law & Criminality In Nigeria: An Analytical Discourse, 1994;
- Criminology & Criminal Justice, 1999;
- Nigeria And Her Security Challenges (Article In Harvard Review, 2014).