The Borno State first woman Com missioner, Hajja Hamra Imam (Mrs) was born in December, 1947 at Maidu guri,the State capital. Mrs. Hamra Imam was educated at Hausari Primary School Maiduguri between 1954 and 1966 and later pro ceeded to Borno Provincial Girls Sch ool, Maiduguri in 1957 to complete her primary education. She gained admission into Govern ment Girls Secondary School Kano in 1961 and obtained West African Sch ool Certificate, Division One in 1965. Mrs. Hamra Imam also attended Abdullahi Bayero College, Kano (now Bayero University) between 1969-72, where she came out with Bachelors degree in English. Later in 1974, she was at the Uni versity of Ibadan for Induction course for University Administrators, there after obtained certificate in Admini stration in April 1975 from Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Certificate in Administration of Higher Education from University of Man chester, England, in July 1979. Mrs Hamra Imam started her work with the former North East College of Arts and Science in 1972 as Admini strative Officer and promoted to Assis tant Registrar in 1975, taking charge of establishment matters among other duties. With the up-grading of the North East College of Arts and Science to a University in 1976, she retained the post of Assistant Registrar, but head ing the Establishments Division in the Office of the Registrar. Mrs. Hamra Imam was then promoted Senior Assistant Registrar in October 1977 and Principal Assistant Registrar in October, 1979, the post she held until her appointment as a Commissioner. And while as Principal Registrar, she was appointed Warden of the Female students in the University apart from her normal duties. A director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Mrs. Hamra Imam is also member of the Conference of Univer sity Administrators of Great Britain, Borno State Women's League and won the Honorary Colonel of the State of Georgiain U.S.A. Mrs. Hamra Imam is married with four children, and her interests are reading, social activities and cookery.
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