Harris Musa Dzarma (born 1952) is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the 23rd Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 2006 to 2008 where he was considered one of the commandants to have served in the academy since its establishment in 1964 to replace the Nigeria Military Training College.[1][2]
Harris Musa Dzarma | |
|---|---|
| Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| In office 2006 – August 2008 Adamawa State | |
| Preceded by | Lt-Gen. Abel Akale |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. Mamuda Yerima |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank |  Major general |
He enrolled at the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1973 as a member of the 14 Regular Combatant Course where he was coursemates with Lt-Gen Luka Yusuf and ACM Paul Dike.[3]
He was replaced as Commandant in August 2008.[4]
References
edit- ^ Teniola, Eric (2017-10-04). "Brief history of Nigeria Defence Academy". Vanguard Media Limited. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Teniola, Eric (2017-10-03). "The Mafia of Course 3-Brief history of Nigeria Defence Academy". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2023-03-28. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "NDA Course 14 Marks 35th Anniversary, Plans for Underprivileged". Allafrica. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Maj Gen Dzarma replaced as NDA Commandant". Researchgate. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
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