Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmed

Yakubu Abdulahi Ahmed (born 24 August 1967) is a Nigerian Foreign Diplomat and the current Director of Administration at the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps[1], Ministry of Foreign Affairs since January 2024. He served as Ambassador of Nigeria to Qatar from April 2021 to December 2023[2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. He was previously the Minister/Head of Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria, Tokyo, Japan.

Professional experience

H.E. Yakubu Abdullahi Ahmed joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1993. He has, since then, rose through the ranks and excelled in the diplomatic service. From 2021 until his appointment as Director of Administration at the Nigerian Technical Aid Corps in January 2024[9][10], he was Ambassador of Nigeria to the State of Qatar[11][12][13], From 2019, He was Director of Protocol to the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria prior to this appointment, He was Deputy Director of Protocol in the office of the President from 2016-2019. Ambassador Yakubu was Director of Protocol to the Wife of the Vice President from 2010 to 2011 and served in this same capacity in the office of the First Lady of Nigeria from 2009 to 2010. He has also served in various capacities in the diplomatic missions, departments, divisions and parastatals under the ministry of Foreign Affairs which includes:

  • Minister/Head of Chancery, Embassy of Nigeria, Tokyo, Japan, from 2012 - 2016.
  • Minister Counsellor, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, Abuja, From 2011 - 2012.
  • Senior Counsellor/ Head of Chancery, Consulate General of Nigeria, Johannesburg, South Africa, from 2007 - 2008.
  • Counsellor/Personal Assistant to the Director General/CEO, Directorate of Technical Aid Corps, Abuja, from 2003 - 2007.
  • First Secretary, Nigeria High Commission, London, United Kingdom, from 2002 - 2003.
  • Administrative officer (DFA), Nigeria High Commission, London, United Kingdom, from 1998 - 2000.

Family life

Ambassador Yakubu is married to Nafisa Yakubu Ahmed. They have five children.

International conferences attended

  • ECOWAS Ordinary Summit, Niamey, Niger Republic, September 2020[14].
  • UK-Africa investment summit, London, United Kingdom, January 2020[15].
  • Russia-Africa Summit, Sochi, Russia, October 2019[16].
  • 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VII) Yokohama, Japan, August 2019[17].
  • Launch of the Munich security Conference (MSC) Transnational Report, Abuja, June 2019[18].
  • Paris Ceremony marks 100 years since End of WWI, November 2018[19].
  • 20th Anniversary of The Adoption of The Rome Statute of International Criminal Court (ICC), The Hague, Netherlands, July 2018[20].
  • Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, London, United Kingdom, April 2018[21].
  • United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris, France, December 2017[22].
  • D8 Summit Meeting, Istanbul, Turkey, October 2017[23].
  • COP 22: UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) conference, Marrakech, Morocco, November 2016[24].

References

  1. ^ https://www.westernpost.ng/buba-urges-co-operation-from-all-as-new-director-of-administration/
  2. ^ https://www.qatarliving.com/forum/politics/watch-ql-exclusive-interview-nigerian-ambassador-yakubu-abdullahi-ahmed
  3. ^ https://www.outlookmedia.com.ng/blog/2021/07/01/nigerian-ambassador-to-qatar-yakubu-abdullahi-ahmed-presents-letters-of-credence-to-emir-of-the-state-of-qatar/
  4. ^ https://punchng.com/nigerian-ambassador-resumes-in-qatar/
  5. ^ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/photos-nigerian-principal-envoy-to-qatar-yakubu-abdullahi-presents-letters-of-credence/#google_vignette
  6. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy_of_Nigeria,_Doha
  7. ^ https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/11/12/2021/nigerian-ambassador-admires-resilience-of-qatar-economy
  8. ^ https://mofa.gov.qa/en/qatar/latest-articles/latest-news/details/1445/05/12/secretary-general-of-ministry-of-foreign-affairs-bids-farewell-to-nigerian-ambassador
  9. ^ https://www.westernpost.ng/buba-urges-co-operation-from-all-as-new-director-of-administration/
  10. ^ https://aljazirahnews.com/nigerian-technical-aid-corps-to-partner-federal-inland-revenue-service-for-enhanced-service-delivery/
  11. ^ https://www.thecable.ng/yakubu-abdullahi-nigerian-ambassador-presents-letters-of-credence-to-emir-of-qatar/
  12. ^ https://dailytrust.com/there-are-over-7000-nigerian-professionals-in-qatar-envoy/
  13. ^ https://newsng.ng/independence-day-message-of-nigerian-ambassador-to-the-state-of-qatar-his-excellency-yakubu-abdullahi-ahmed/
  14. ^ https://www.ecowas.int/eighty-fourth-ordinary-session-of-ecowas-council-of-ministers-to-hold-in-niamey/
  15. ^ https://www.gov.uk/government/topical-events/uk-africa-investment-summit-2020
  16. ^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Russia%E2%80%93Africa_Summit#:~:text=The%20first%20Russia%2DAfrica%20Summit,or%20government%20were%20in%20attendance.&text=The%20heads%20of%20delegations%20attending,in%20Sochi%20pose%20for%20photographs.
  17. ^ https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/africa/ticad/ticad7/index.html
  18. ^ https://securityconference.org/en/medialibrary/asset/muhammadu-buhari-1150-28-06-2019/
  19. ^ https://www.france24.com/en/20181110-centenary-armistice-world-war-i-commemoration-macron-merkel-trump-history
  20. ^ https://asp.icc-cpi.int/asp-events/20a#:~:text=17%20July%202018%20marks%20the,and%20the%20crime%20of%20aggression.
  21. ^ https://thecommonwealth.org/chogm/2018
  22. ^ https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/cop23/#:~:text=About%20COP23,the%20Paris%20Climate%20Change%20Agreement.
  23. ^ https://www.mfa.gov.tr/d8-orgutu-zirve-toplantisi_en.en.mfa#:~:text=9th%20Summit%20Meeting%20of%20the,T%C3%BCrkiye%20Ministry%20of%20Foreign%20Affairs&text=The%209th%20Summit%20Meeting%20of,over%20from%20Pakistan%20to%20Turkey.
  24. ^ https://unfccc.int/event/cop-22
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