Ibrahim Gambari

Ibrahim Gambari
CFR
Ibrahim Gambari CFR
Chief of Staff to the President
	In office; 13 May 2020 – 29 May 2023
President	Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by	Abba Kyari
Succeeded by	Femi Gbajabiamila
Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs
	In office; 2005–2007
Secretary-General	Kofi Annan; Ban Ki-moon
Under Secretary-General of the United Nations; (Special Adviser on Africa)
	In office; 1999–2005
Secretary-General	Kofi Annan
Preceded by	Position established
President of UNICEF
	In office; 1999–1999
Preceded by	Michael Powles
Succeeded by	Anwarul Karim Chowdhury
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
	In office; 1990–1999
President	Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida; Ernest Shonekan; Sani Abacha; Abdulsalami Abubakar; Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by	Joseph Nanven Garba
Succeeded by	Arthur Mbanefo
Minister of External Affairs
	In office; 1984–1985
Head of State	Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by	Emeka Anyaoku
Succeeded by	Bolaji Akinyemi
Personal details
Born	24 November 1944 (age 79); Ilorin, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kwara State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Relatives	Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari (nephew)
Education	London School of Economics (B.Sc.); Columbia University (M.A. & Ph.D.)
Alma mater	Kings College, Lagos
Occupation	Diplomat; academic;

Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR ((Listen^ⓘ); born November 24, 1944), is a Nigerian academic and diplomat who served as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria from 2020 to 2023.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

He previously served as permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations from 1990 to 1999, and minister of external affairs from 1984 to 1985.

^ Fasan, Olu (14 January 2021). "Gambari wants to help secure Buhari's legacy, but time is running out!". Vanguard. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ "It's official… Ibrahim Gambari is new chief of staff". The Cable. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
^ Okunuga, Timileyin (12 May 2020). "Buhari Appoints Gambari as Chief of Staff". TELL.
^ "Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari". OHCHR. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[1] Fasan, Olu (14 January 2021). "Gambari wants to help secure Buhari's legacy, but time is running out!". Vanguard. Retrieved 22 February 2022.

[2] "It's official… Ibrahim Gambari is new chief of staff". The Cable. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

[3] Okunuga, Timileyin (12 May 2020). "Buhari Appoints Gambari as Chief of Staff". TELL.

[4] "Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari". OHCHR. Archived from the original on 19 June 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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Ibrahim Gambari CFR


Chief of Staff to the President
In office 13 May 2020 – 29 May 2023
President	Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by	Abba Kyari
Succeeded by	Femi Gbajabiamila
Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs
In office 2005–2007
Secretary-General	Kofi Annan Ban Ki-moon
Under Secretary-General of the United Nations (Special Adviser on Africa)
In office 1999–2005
Secretary-General	Kofi Annan
Preceded by	Position established
President of UNICEF
In office 1999–1999
Preceded by	Michael Powles
Succeeded by	Anwarul Karim Chowdhury
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
In office 1990–1999
President	Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida Ernest Shonekan Sani Abacha Abdulsalami Abubakar Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by	Joseph Nanven Garba
Succeeded by	Arthur Mbanefo
Minister of External Affairs
In office 1984–1985
Head of State	Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by	Emeka Anyaoku
Succeeded by	Bolaji Akinyemi

Personal details
Born	(1944-11-24) 24 November 1944 (age 79) Ilorin, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kwara State, Nigeria)
Political party	All Progressives Congress (APC)
Relatives	Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari (nephew)
Education	London School of Economics (B.Sc.) Columbia University (M.A. & Ph.D.)
Alma mater	Kings College, Lagos
Occupation	Diplomat academic