Born
March 5, 1943,
YAR'ADUA
Shehu
Musa
retired soldier, born March 5, 1943, Katsina, Katsina State; married, has children;Education: Government Secondary School, Katsina, Nigerian Military Training College, Zaria, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England, Command and Staff College, UK; Platoon Commander, 1964-65; Battalion Adjutant, 1965-66; CompanyCommander andlater Assis tant Adjutant-General, 2nd Division, 1967; Brigade Commander, 6thInfantry Brigade, 2nd InfantryDivision, Onitsha, 1968; Commander, 9thInfantryBrigade (basedat Warriduringthe Civil War), 1969-72; General Staff Officer I, Lagos Garrison Organisation, 1974-75; ap pointed Federal Commissioner (now Minister) for Transport, 1975-76; Chiefof Staff, Supreme Headquarters, 1976-79; promoted from Lt.Col onelto Brigadierafter the assassination of the Head ofState, General Murtala Muhammed in February 1976; Vice-President, Supreme Military Council, 1976-79; promoted MajorGeneral; retiredfromtheArmy,October 1979; chairman, NationHousePress(Publisher ofthe Reporter newspaper, Kaduna); Chairman, Africa Ocean Lines, Lagos; Chief Executive,The Sambo Farms, Funtua, Katsina; Chief Ex ecutive, Madara Farms, Vom, Plateau State; Chairman,HabibNigeria BankLimited; Chair man, Hamada Carpets, Kaduna; former member, International Institute ofLStrategic Studies;former member,Nigerian Institute of. International Affairs; Traditional Title: Tafida of Katsina; Hobbies: hockey, tennis, squash; Official Address: Office of the Chairman, Habib Nigeria Bank Limited,28Ahmadu Bello Way, PMB 2180, Kaduna; Telephone: (062) 211933, 211942.
Name of Spouse
State of Origin:
Katsina State
Father's Name
Mother's Name
Profession
Military Officer
Working Experience
: Government Secondary School, Katsina, Nigerian Military Training College, Zaria, Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England, Command and Staff College, UK;
Tafida of Katsina;
hockey, tennis, squash;
December 8, 1997
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