YAHAYA, AVM Muhammed (rtd.)

B.Sc, BA, air officer, electrical engineer, born June 28, 1942, Ipole Adoka, Otukpo, Benue State; married, has children; Education: Arizona Technical Instructors' Course, United States Air Force, 1967-68, Upper Iowa State University, USA, Joss Course, Royal Air Force, 1972, Air Command and Staff College, 1972, A/Avionic Maintenance Staff Officers' Course, 1973, Nigerian Institute of Management, 1974, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies,Kuru, 1979-80; enlistedin the Nigerian Air Force, as an Officer Cadet, August 1963, was commissionedpilotofficer, September 14, 1967; held various Command and Staff ap pointments including: Officer Commanding, Radar. Nigerian Air Force. Kano, 1969; Secondin-Charge, NAF Base, Kano, 1970; Staff Of ficer Engineer, NAF Headquarters, Lagos, 1970; Defence Adviser, Nigerian Embassy, Moscow, USSR, 1976-78; appointed Air Of ficer, Logistics, NAF Headquarters, Lagos, 1979-84; Air Officer Commanding Training Command, NAF, 1984-85; Air Officer Com manding Tactical Command, NAF, Makurdi, 1985-88;member,ArmedForcesRuling Council (AFRC), 1985-February 1989; appointed Sole Adrninistrator, FederalGovernmentMass Tran sit Programme, September 1988-March 1989; appointed Minister of Industries, since…