Aliyu Mohammed Gusau

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Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Minister of Defence
In office
5 March 2014 – 29 May 2015
Preceded byOlusola Obada
Succeeded byMansur Dan Ali
Chief of Army Staff
In office
August 1993 – November 1993
Preceded bySalihu Ibrahim
Succeeded byChris Alli
National Security Adviser
In office
8 March 2010 – 18 September 2010
PresidentGoodluck Jonathan
Preceded byAbdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
Succeeded byKayode Are
In office
29 May 1999 – 1 June 2006
PresidentOlusegun Obasanjo
Preceded byAbdullahi Mohammed
Succeeded byAbdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
In office
January 1993 – August 1993
PresidentIbrahim Babangida
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIsmaila Gwarzo
Director of the National Security Organisation
In office
September 1985 – July 1986
Preceded byMohammed Lawal Rafindadi
Succeeded byNSO Dissolved
Chief of Defence Intelligence
In office
January 1985 – August 1985
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHalilu Akilu
Personal details
Born (1943-05-18) 18 May 1943 (age 80)
Gusau, Northern Region, British Nigeria
(now Gusau, Nigeria)
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Royal College of Defence Studies
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1964–1993
RankLieutenant General
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (born May 18 1943) is a Nigerian general, statesman and the current minister of defense of federal republic of Nigeria.[1]

References[change | change source]

  1. "General Aliyu Mohammed Gusau | Profile | Africa Confidential". www.africa-confidential.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.