Shamsuddeen Usman

Shamsuddeen Usman
Shamsuddeen at World Economic Forum on Africa 2012
Minister of National Planning
In office
January 2009 – 11 September 2013
PresidentUmaru Yar'Adua
Goodluck Jonathan
Preceded bySanusi Daggash
Succeeded byAbubakar Sulaiman
Finance Minister of Nigeria
In office
June 2007 – January 2009
PresidentUmaru Musa Yar'Adua
Preceded byNnenadi Usman
Succeeded byMansur Mukhtar
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria- Operations
In office
2004 – June 2007
GovernorCharles Chukwuma Soludo
Preceded byMahey Rasheed
Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria- Financial Sector Surveillance
In office
June 1999 – 2004
GovernorJoseph Oladele Sanusi
Preceded byNone
Personal details
Born (1949-09-18) 18 September 1949 (age 75)
Kano, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kano, Kano State, Nigeria)
Alma materLondon School of Economics
Ahmadu Bello University
Kings College Lagos

Shamsuddeen Usman, CON, OFR (born 18 September 1949) is a Nigerian economist, banker, technocrat and public servant. He is currently the CEO of SUSMAN & Associates, an economic, financial and management consulting firm headquartered in Nigeria. He was the Finance Minister of Nigeria between June 2007 and January 2009 and also served as the Minister of National Planning from January 2009 to September 2013.[1][2] Usman is the Chairman of Citibank Nigeria Limited.[3]

As Minister of National Planning, he was responsible for the development of Nigeria's long-term development strategy, Nigeria Vision 2020 and the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan. During his tenure as the Minister of Finance and National Planning, he was the Chairman of the Nigerian National Economic Management Team.[1][4]

He represented Nigeria as a Governor on the Governing Boards of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. He was a Member of the Federal Executive Council, National Economic Council and the National Council on privatization.[1]

He was the first Nigerian Minister to publicly declare his assets before assuming office as a public officer, an act considered as a sign of accountability and transparency in a country noted for its high levels of corruption.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "Shamsuddeen Usman". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Usman joins Dantiye Centre". The Punch. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Citibank Appoints Shamsuddeen Usman Chairman". This Day. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Economic Management Team – The Statehouse, Abuja". Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  5. ^ Galadima, Anas (24 August 2007). "Usman Declares Asset". Daily Trust. Retrieved 18 May 2023 – via allAfrica.