Professor Mahmood Yakubu is a Nigerian academician and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mahmood Yakubu was born in May 1962 in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
Mahmood Yakubu Profile
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Name |
Mahmood Yakubu |
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Real Name |
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu |
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Age/Date of Birth |
60 years (2022), May 1962 |
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Occupation |
Academician, Professor |
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Known for |
INEC Chairman |
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State of Origin |
Bauchi State, Nigeria |
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Net Worth |
under review |
Educational Background
Mahmood Yakubu started his primary education at Kobi Primary School. He proceeded to Government Teachers College, Toro, where he obtained his SSCE certificate in 1980.
In 1985, he graduated with a first class degree in History from the University of Sokoto (Now Usmanu Danfodiyo University).
In 1987, Yakubu obtained a masters degree from Wolfson College, Cambridge.
In 1991, he obtained a doctorate degree in Nigerian history from University of Oxford.
Career
Prior to becoming INEC chairman, Yakubu was a professor of Political History and International Relations. He lectured at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA).
In 1986, Yakubu worked as a graduate assistant in the University of Jos.
In 1993, he was promoted to lecturer 1 but moved to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1994 as a senior lecturer.
In 1998, Yakubu became a professor of political history.
In 2007, he was appointed as the executive secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund by Late President Yar’Adua.
In 2013, Yakubu was a technical member of the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) on the Presidential Special Intervention Fund for the Revitalization of Nigerian Public Universities.
Yakubu was the Assistant Secretary of Finance and Administration at the 2014 National Conference.
Awards
Mahmood Yakubu has won series of awards. They include
- Federal Government Merit Award scholar
- Three time recipient of Overseas Research Scholarship,
- Commonwealth Scholarship from the Association of Commonwealth Universities
- Honorary fellowship to the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations
- Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria
In 2015, Mahmood Yakubu was appointed the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by President Buhari. He succeeded Professor Attahiru Jega.
He conducted the 2019 general election and Governorship elections in Ekiti, Anambra, Osun, Edo and so on
In 2020, Yakubu was appointed for a second term in office by President Buhari.
Personal life
Mahmood Yakubu is married with children. He is a Muslim from Bauchi state.
Mahmood Yakubu Net Worth
Mahmood Yakubu’s Net Worth is currently unknown