Abdul ABUBAKAR

Biographical record

Title

Alhaji

Surname

ABUBAKAR

First Name

Abdul

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

February 20, 1932

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Nasarawa

Place of Birth

Keffi, Nasarawa

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Number of Children (Male)

3

Number of Children ( Female)

1

Profession

Administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Keffi Elementary School, 1942-46; Benue Middle School, 1947-52; Institute of Administration, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 1954-55 & 1956-57; University of London (Mospapark), 1961-62; Southampton Municipal Sports Centre, UK 1962-63; sports management, British Council Tech. Programme; Attended courses in Sports Management and Administration; and Stadium Management;

Previous Appointments

asst Works Supervisor, Keffi Native Authority, November 1952- 1953; Temporary Clerk, April, 1953-54; 3rd Class Clerk, Ministry of Lands and Survey Northern Nigeria; Staff Correspondent, Nigerian Citizen Gaskiya Corporation, Zaria, 1957-60; ag. Sports Editor, Newspaper; asst Organising sec Northern Nigeria Sports Commission, 1960; sec. 1964; 1967; gm. Northern States Sports Council/Ahmadu Bello Stadium, 1968; Comptroller of Operation/md. Arewa Hotels (Dev), 1981; Retired 1984; ch. Nigeria Hotels, since 1988; mm: Kaduna State Sports Council, 1976-81; ch: Kaduna State Sports Council, 1985; Caretaker, Sports Council, 1988-89; Kaduna Sub-Seat Nigeria, 1998-1999;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Membership of International Organizations

mm/f. Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria, 1999; award: National Sports award for Sports Administration, 1988; sc: sec. and later presd. Kaduna Club, 1968-85; patron, Kaduna Club;

Hobbies

reading and travelling;

Residential Address

10A Ishaku Road, Malali, GRA, Kaduna.