B.Sc. (Agriculture), ad ministrator, born July 4, 1951, Marguba, Borno State; married Saadatu Kilishi, four sons, one daughter; Education: Benisheikh Primary School, 1958-64; Government Col lege, Keffi, 1965-69; Samaru School ofAg riculture, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1971; Career: Appointed Livestock Ser vices Training Centre (now College ofAgri culture and Animal Sciences), Kaduna, 1972; New Mexico University, Las Crues, U.S.A,' 1975-78; College of African Wildlife Man agement (CAWM), Mweka, Tranzania, 1980-81; appointed Range Management Assistant, Ministry of Natural Resources, North-Eastern State, 1970; National Youth Service, Ministry ofAnimal Health and For est Resources, Kaduna State; promoted Ecologist II, Borno State Ministry ofAgri culture and Natural Resources, 1979; pro moted Ecologist I, 1980; senior Ecologist, 1982; Principal Ecologist, 1985; ChiefAg ricultural Planning Officer, Imo State, 1985; Director of Forestry and Wildlife, 1989; ap pointed Head of Afforestation Programme Coordinating Unit (APCU), by Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1990; Director and Chief Executive of National Parks, 1991; Granted fellowship, Univer sity of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom, 1983; Graduate member, Institute of Envi ronmental Sciences, U.K, 1984; chairman, State Tree Planting Campaign Committee, 1986-90; chairman, Borno State Afforesta tion Committee, World Bank 2nd Forestry Project, 1988-89; secretary, Commonwealth sponsored Nigerian Team on Drought and Desertification to Kenya, India and Austra lia, 1986; secretary, Technical Committee on Drought and Desertification, Arid Zone States of Nigeria, 1987-88; member, Na tional Sub-Committee on Ecological Prob lems; Droughts and Desertification. 1986-89; member. National Technical Committee on Drought .and Desertification Control and chairman, National Sub-Committee on Af forestation, 1989-90; member, National Ad visory Committee on the Conservation of Renewal Resources ofthe Natural Resources Council, 1989-92; external examiner, Borno College of Agriculture, Forestry Courses, 1985-88; chairman, Panel ofJudges, Borno State Agricultural Show, 1987; member, National Forestry Development Committee, (NFDC) and Wildlife Conservation Committee, (NWCC) ofNigeria, 1985-date; Hobbies: Nature photography and stamp collection; travelling, listening to music, reading, e.t.c
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