Muhammad Zaiyan-Umar | |
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3rd Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Birnin Kebbi | |
Assumed office 24th November 2022 | |
Preceded by | Bello Shehu |
Personal details | |
Born | Muhammad Zaiyan-Umar |
Profession | academic |
Muhammad Zaiyan-Umar is a professor of Political Science at Usman Danfodio University and the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Birnin Kebbi taking over from Bello Bala Shehu after 5 years in office. [1] [2] He was the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodio University before he was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Birnin Kebbi by the governing council of the school in 2022. [3]
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