Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar
CFR(born 17 December 1977,
Gombe, Nigeria
''Gombe'' (Fula: Gelle/Wuro Gombe 𞤺𞤫𞥅𞤤𞥆𞤫/𞤱𞤵𞥅𞤪𞤮 𞤺𞤮𞤥𞤥𞤦𞤫) is the capital city of Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria, with an estimated population of 261,536. The city is the headquarters of Gombe ...
) is a Nigerian traditional leader who was appointed the 11th
Emir of Gombe in June 2014.
He became Emir following the death of his father,
Shehu Abubakar
Shehu Usman Abubakar (c. 1938 – May 27, 2014) was a Nigerian traditional leader who served as the 10th Emir of Gombe from January 1984 until his death in May 2014. Abubakar Led the creation of Gombe State, one of Nigeria's 36 states, in 1996. ...
, the 10th emir, who died on 27 May 2014.
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Early life and education
Abubakar Shehu-Abubakar was born in Gombe, Nigeria.[ He attended Gombe Children Primary School from 1982 to 1988 and the Government Science Secondary School, Gombe, from 1989 until 1995.][ Shehu-Abubakar received his ]bachelor's degree
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in political science
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from University of Maiduguri
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, where he was a student from 2001 until his graduation in 2005.[
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Career
Abubakar served as a Supervisory Councillor on the Gombe Local Government Council from 2006 to 2007.[ From 2007 until 2009, he worked as the personal assistant to the Director of Administration at the federal ]Nigerian Ministry of Defence
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in Abuja
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.[ He later became the chairman of Kliptown Lagoon Nigeria Ltd. and the executive director of Horizon Interlinks Global Resources.][
Shehu-Abubakar's father, the 10th Emir of Gombe, ]Shehu Abubakar
Shehu Usman Abubakar (c. 1938 – May 27, 2014) was a Nigerian traditional leader who served as the 10th Emir of Gombe from January 1984 until his death in May 2014. Abubakar Led the creation of Gombe State, one of Nigeria's 36 states, in 1996. ...
, died of cancer in London on 27 May 2014.[ He was appointed as Shehu Abubakar's successor in early June 2014. The Secretary to the Gombe State Government (SSG), Abubakar Bage, presented Shehu-Abubakar with his letter of appointment at the Gombe Central Mosque on 6 June 2014.][ A ]coronation
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will take place.[
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Awards
In October 2022, a Nigerian national honor of Commander Of The Order Of The Fedral Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari
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.
See also
* Gombe State
Gombe State ( ff, Leyddi Gommbe 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤺𞤮𞤥𞥆𞤦𞤫) is a state in northeastern Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by the state of Borno and Yobe, to the south by Taraba State, to the southeast by Adamawa State ...
* Nigerian Ministry of Defence
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References
1977 births
Emirs of Gombe
People from Gombe State
University of Maiduguri alumni
Living people
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