Awwal Zubairu Gambo | |
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![]() Official portrait of the 23rd Chief of Naval Staff (Nigerian Navy) | |
Chief of the Naval Staff | |
In office 29 January 2021 –23 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ibok Ekwe Ibas |
Succeeded by | Emmanuel Ogalla |
Personal details | |
Born | Kano State,Nigeria | 22 April 1966
Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1984–2023 |
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Awwal Zubairu Gambo CFR psc AM GSS ensp (RSA) MTM MNIM MUSNI FCIS FIIPS FCAI (born 22 April 1966) [1] is a retired Nigerian Navy vice admiral and a former Chief of the Naval Staff of Nigeria,appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 26 January 2021. [2] [3]
He is from Nassarawa Local Government Area of Kano State,and was a member of Regular Course 36 of the Nigerian Defence Academy. [4]
He enlisted into the Nigerian Navy on 24 September 1984 as a member of Regular Course 36 and was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant 24 September 1988. He is an Underwater Warfare specialist with a subspecialisation in Intelligence. [5] [6]
Prior his appointment as Chief of Naval Staff,he was Director of Procurement at the Defence Space Administration. He holds a PhD in Transport Management and a Masters Degree in Transport Management (Logistic Option),both from Ladoke Akintola University.
He is a member of the Nigerian Institute of Management,NIM;Fellow of the Certified Institute of Shipping;Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Administration of Nigeria,as well as a fellow of the National Defence College South Africa. [7]
In October 2022,a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari. [8]