Abdullahi Mohammed | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 2 June 2008 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gbolade Osinowo |
| National Security Adviser | |
| In office June 1998 – May 1999 | |
| President | Abdulsalami Abubakar |
| Preceded by | Ismaila Gwarzo |
| Succeeded by | Aliyu Mohammed Gusau |
| Director of the National Security Organisation | |
| In office March 1976 – October 1979 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Umaru Shinkafi |
| Governor of Benue-Plateau State | |
| In office July 1975 – March 1976 | |
| President | Murtala Mohammed |
| Preceded by | Joseph Gomwalk |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Shelleng (Benue) Dan Suleiman (Plateau) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) Ilorin, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Illorin, Nigeria) |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1958–1979 |
| Rank |  Major general |
Abdullahi Mohammed is a retired Nigerian Army major general, who served as chief of staff to presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Umaru Musa Yar'Adua from 1999 to 2008; National Security Adviser to General Abdusalami Abubakar from 1998 to 1999; Director General of the National Security Organization from 1976 to 1979; and Governor of Benue-Plateau State, Nigeria from July 1975 to February 1976 during the military regime of General Murtala Mohammed.[1]
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