Bala Mohammed

Bala Mohammed
Governor of Bauchi State
Assumed office
29 May 2019
DeputyBaba Tela
Auwal Jatau
Preceded byMohammed Abdullahi Abubakar
Minister of Federal Capital Territory
In office
8 April 2010 – 28 May 2015
PresidentGoodluck Jonathan
Preceded byAdamu Aliero
Succeeded byMohammed Musa Bello
Senator for Bauchi South
In office
5 June 2007 – 8 April 2010
Preceded byAbubakar Maikafi
Succeeded byAdamu Gumba
Personal details
Born (1958-10-05) 5 October 1958 (age 66)
Alkaleri, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Bauchi State, Nigeria)
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Maiduguri
OccupationPolitician

Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed (born 5 October 1958) is Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Bauchi State since 2019.[1][2] Prior to becoming governor of Bauchi State, he was minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2010 to 2015,[3] and Senator for Bauchi South from 2007 to 2010. He is a ranking member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party.

He began his civil service experience as an administrative officer at the Federal Ministry of Internal Affairs where he served until 1994 when he moved over to the Presidency [Cabinet Secretariat] as the Principal Administration Officer. Bala Mohammed's rise through the civil service ranks was rapid. Between 1995 and 2005, he rose being the Chief Supplies Officer at the federal Ministry of Solid Minerals - to assistant director at the Federal Ministry of Power and Steel – to Deputy Director/SA to Honorable Minister at the Federal Ministry of Transport – to Director of Administration at the Nigerian Railway Corporations – to Special Assistant to the Honorable Minister of Aviation – to Director of Administration and Supplies at the Nigerian Meteorological Agency. He voluntarily retired from civil service at the level of a director and joined politics.[4]

  1. ^ "PROFILE: Bala Mohammed, Governor of Bauchi [2019 - ]". 24 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. ^ "North must produce Buhari's successor, says Bala Mohammed | The Nation". thenationonlineng.net. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ministers - the Profiles (ii)". ThisDay. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2010.
  4. ^ "National Assembly | Federal Republic of Nigeria". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2022.