Muhammed K. Abubakar | |
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Federal Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 6 April 2010 – 2014 | |
Preceded by | Alhassan Bako Zaku |
Personal details | |
Born | Zuru, Kebbi State, Nigeria | 19 October 1959
Muhammed K. Abubakar (born 19 October 1959) was appointed Nigerian Minister of Science and Technology on 6 April 2010, when acting president Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.[1]
Abubakar was born on 19 October 1959 at Zuru in Kebbi State.
He studied biochemistry at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he earned a B.Sc. in 1982 and an M.Sc. in 1989. In 1994 he earned a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom.
He has held administrative positions in government, and teaching positions at Usmanu Danfodiyo University.[2]
After being inaugurated as Minister of Science and Technology on 6 April 2010, Abubakar said that his ministry would be concerned about translating scientific ideas into production.[3]