Mahmud Tukur

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Mahmud Tukur
Born1939
Yola
Died9 April 2021
Burial place Yola
NationalityNigerian
EducationDoctor of Philosophy in Public Management

Master’s Degree in Public International Affairs

Bachelor's Degree in International Affairs and Political Science at the University of Wales
Alma mater Ahmadu Bello University
University of Pittsburgh
University of Wales
Relatives Bamanga Tukur
Hamman Tukur

Mahmud Tukur (1939 - 2021) was a Nigerian politician and former Minister for Commerce and Industry during the military administration of General Muhammadu Buhari. He was the first indigenous Director of the Institute of Administration, Congo, Zaria. He took the mantle from Professor Professor Sam Scruton Richardson in 1967, until 1975 when he became the first Vice Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano. [1] Tukur's enviable position and competence displayed as the Vice Chancellor of Bayero University increased his public profile in Northern Nigeria. He became friends with contemporaries such as Mamman Daura, Adamu Ciroma, Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad to form a small clique of policy advocates in Northern Nigeria. He died on April 9, 2021, at the age of 82 years. [2] [3]

Honours

Mahmud Tukur twin theatre Bayero university old campus Mamood Tukur twin theater.jpg
Mahmud Tukur twin theatre Bayero university old campus

Mahmud Tukur was a Fulbright-Hays Fellow, a senior I.U.C. Fellow and an associate member of St. Anthony's College, Oxford (1974). As a public servant, he served on the Nigeria's Constitution Drafting Committee of 1976. He was also a member of the sub-committee on Citizenship Rights, Fundamental Rights, Political Parties and Electoral System under the chairmanship of Alhaji Aminu Kano. He was a member of the National Constitutional Conference (1994/1995) and the Vision 2010 Committee of 1997. [1]

In honor of him, a Twin theatre was name after him Mahmud Tukur Twin theatre it is very Large building that is used for Educational purposes in the university, in Bayero University old site campus. [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Nwosu, Annie (2021-04-09). "Ex-minister, Buhari's close ally, Dr Mahmud Tukur is dead". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ↑ Othman, Shehu (1984). "Classes, Crises and Coup: The Demise of Shagari's Regime". African Affairs. 83 (333): 441–461. ISSN   0001-9909.
  4. ↑ "Open Theatre, Mahmud Tukur Lecture Theatre, Bayero University, (Old Site, Kano, Nigeria, Movie Theater, state Kano". ng.infoaboutcompanies.com. Retrieved 2023-07-13.


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