Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (born 5 July 1949, in Kano State, Nigeria) was formerly the National security adviser to the president of Nigeria. Rtd Major General Mukhtar was also a former military governor of Kaduna state and Katsina State, in the case of the latter he was the first administrator or governor.
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar | |
|---|---|
| National Security Adviser | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 8 March 2010 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo Umaru Musa Yar'adua |
| Preceded by | Aliyu Mohammed Gusau |
| Succeeded by | Aliyu Mohammed Gusau |
| Governor of Kaduna State | |
| In office July 1988 – August 1990 | |
| President | Ibrahim Babangida |
| Preceded by | Abubakar Dangiwa Umar |
| Succeeded by | Tanko Ayuba |
| Governor of Katsina State | |
| In office September 1987 – July 1988 | |
| President | Ibrahim Babangida |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Onoja |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1949 Kano State, Colonial Nigeria |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Major general |
Life and career
editHe had a fairly prominent army career culminating with his appointment as the general officer commanding the first division, Nigerian army in Kaduna state, before that, he was the Chief of Staff of a peace keeping force in Liberia.[1]
The retired general was one of the few serving high-ranking officers in the middle of the 1990s who voiced concerns over the detention and trial of the former President Obasanjo and his former deputy Shehu Musa Yar'Adua.[2] He is known as a principled and charismatic officer who earned the respect of President Obasanjo when he refused to budge to the demands of Sani Abacha, on the treatment of coups suspects in 1995.[citation needed]
From 23 January 2002, to 30 May 2003, he administrated the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow and was also accredited to Minsk.[3]
In 2017, around 5pm on Wednesday, his residence at Ahmadu Bello Way, Kano was raided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.[4]
References
edit- ^ Shiner, Cindy (1994-09-16). "Coup Attempted by Liberian Rebels Thwarted by African Peacekeepers - The Tech". The Washington Post. Vol. 114, no. 41. Archived from the original on 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2022-07-21 – via The Tech.
- ^ "Obasanjo In Danger.!". The News. (Lagos), 12 April 1999.
- ^ "Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Saltanov Meets with Nigeria's Ambassador to Moscow Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-14.
- ^ Jaafar, Jaafar (2017-03-02). "EFCC raids ex-NSA Sarki Mukhtar's house". Daily Nigerian. Retrieved 2024-08-29.