Lawal Suleiman Bilbis | |
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Vice chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University | |
Assumed office 15 July, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Professor Abdullahi Zuru |
Vice Chancellor of the Federal University,Birnin Kebbi | |
In office 2013–2015 | |
Preceded by | established |
Succeeded by | S.B Shehu |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 63) Magazu Village Tsafe,Zamfara State | (age
Education | Usmanu Danfodiyo University,University of Essex |
Lawal Suleiman Bilbis (born 1961) is an educator and lecturer in the department of Biochemistry at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University appointed as the Vice chancellor of the University in July 2019,replaced Abdullahi Zuru. [1] He previously served as the deputy chancellor academics at Usmanu Danfodiyo University and had served as the pioneer vice chancellor of the Federal University,Birnin Kebbi in 2013. [2]
He is an indigene of Tsafe,at Magazu Village in Zamfara State,Nigeria.
He holds a B.Sc. of Biochemistry from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University,Sokoto in 1986 and PhD of Biological Chemistry from the University of Essex,England in 1992. [3]
He became a Professor of Biochemistry in 2002 at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University. [4]
He started working as a clinical Biochemistry at the General Hospital,Gusau before joining academics. [5]
He began as an assistant lecturer in 1988 at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University and had served as Head of Department of Biochemistry,dean in the Science Faculty. He was also deputy chancellor academics and the Director University Development Office in UDUS. [6]
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