Iya ABUBAKAR

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ABUBAKAR

First Name

Iya

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

Friday, December 14, 1934

Status

Alive

State of Origin

Adamawa

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Profession

Mathematician
Administrator
University Lecturer

Working Experience

Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, 1965-66. City University of New York. 1971-72; prof, of Mathematics. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1967-75, 1978; Dean, Faculty of Science, 1968-69, 1973-75; Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University, Zana, 1975-78; min. Federal Ministry of Defence, 1979-82; dir. Central Bank of Nigeria, 1972-75; ch: Natural Sciences Registration Council of Nigeria, 1972-75; National Manpower Commission of Nigeria, 1992- dir. National Mathematical Centre, Abuja; Pro-Chancellor/ch: Council, University of Ibadan, since 1993; Senate Committee on Finance; mm: Nigerian Universities Commission, 1968- 73.

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Ibadan, Ibadan; Cambridge University, United Kingdom,

Educational Qualification

B.Sc, Ph.D

Previous Appointments

He worked as a visiting professor at the University of Michigan in 1965-66, before being appointed as Professor of Mathematics at Ahmadu Bello University at the age of 28, in 1967.

He held this position until 1975, as well as a visiting professorship at the City University of New York from 1971-72.

In 1975, he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, a position he held until 1978. Abubakar was a director of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

elected Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1999 on the Platform of PDP

Membership of International Organizations

Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications of the United Kingdom;

a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of the United Kingdom;

a Fellow of the Nigeria Computer Society (NCS);

a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science; a Fellow of the New York Academy of Science

Traditional Titles

Galadima of Mubi

Awards and Honours

Award for excellence of the Nigerians institute of Physics;

a recipient of the Presidential Gold Medal Awarded to the Fifty most Outstanding Nigerians at the Fiftieth Anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence on 1st October, 2010

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

Honourary Degree of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife,

Honourary Degree of Doctor of Science Honoris causa, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria;

Honourary Degree of Science Honoris Causa, University of Ibadan

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

Entebbe Modem Mathematics, 1970.

Hobbies

Chess, Golf, Horse riding,

Other Relevant Information

Iya Abubakar was elected senator for the northern district of Adamawa State, Nigeria at the start of the Fourth Republic of Nigeria, running on the platform of the People Democratic Party (PDP)

Adamawa. He took office on May 29, 1999. He was re-elected in April 2003. After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999, he wasappointed to the committees on Public Accounts, Banking and Currency (Chairman), Trade and Finance and Approprition.

Abubakar has also chaired the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriation and the Senate Committee on Science and Technology.

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, named its Computer Centre, which he had started, “IYA ABUBAKAR COMPUTER CENTRE” and Bauchi State Government named the IT Centre built with US Aid to service the North-East Zone, “IYA ABUBAKAR RESOURCE CENTRE”.

Official Address

National Assembly Complex, Abuja, Nigeria.