Ahmadu Ali

Ahmadu Ali
Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee
In office
2005–2007
Preceded byAudu Ogbeh
Succeeded byVincent Ogbulafor
Minister of Education
In office
1975–1978
Personal details
Born (1936-03-01) 1 March 1936 (age 88)
Idah, Kabba Province,
Northern Region, Colonial Nigeria (now in Kogi State)
AwardsCommander of the Order of the Niger
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1963–1979
Rank Colonel[1]
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Ahmadu Adah Ali // (born 1 March 1936) is a retired Nigerian military officer, a physician and a politician. He was born in Idah, Igala Kingdom.[2] Ali served as the Deputy Director of Army Medical Services and Chief Consulting Physician of the Military Hospital, Kaduna. In 1973, he became the first Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, a position he held until 1975 when he was appointed Minister of Education. He served also as Chairman of the PDP National Working Committee from 2005 to 2007.[3][4]

  1. ^ Duro Adeseko. "Yoruba totally ungrateful people —Ahmadu Ali". Sunnewsonline.com. The Sun Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Ahmadu Ali: Profile in Patriotism". AllAfrica. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ^ Henry Umoru (19 January 2014). "Tukur's many sins and a President's dilemma". Vanguard. Retrieved 27 December 2015. Dr. Ahmadu Ali, from Igala, Kogi State, succeeded Ogbeh.
  4. ^ Jeremy Laurance (24 October 2005). "Nigerian President's wife dies after plastic surgery operation in Spain". The Independent. Archived from the original on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015. "The mother of the nation is gone," wrote Dr. Ahmadu Ali, national chairman of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in a hastily arranged condolence register at the State House, Abuja.