Aminu Bashir Wali (born August 3, 1941) was Nigeria's

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from 2014 to 2015.

Early life and education

Wali was born in

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria * Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...

in 1941. His education included training at the School of Arabic Studies in Kano and he graduated in 1967 with a degree in Business Administration from the North-Western Polytechnic in London.Biographical Notes
UNVienna, Retrieved 10 February 2016

Career

From 2004, he was Nigeria's

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. He then became the

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to the People's Republic of China. Wali was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs under President

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's administration. Trips abroad included one to Turkey, following an invitation from Turkish Foreign Minister

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.No: 6, 07 January 2015, Press Release Regarding the Visit of H.E. Aminu Bashir Wali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
, Retrieved 10 February 2016 In October 2014, Wali received the Foreign Ministers of Germany and France,

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and

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, to discuss the Boko Haram kidnappings and measures to combat the outbreak of

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. Siblings 1, Abubakar Bashir Wali 2, Mahe Bashir Wali 3, Umar Bashir Wali 4, Mustapha Bashir Wali

References

People from Kano Permanent Representatives of Nigeria to the United Nations Ambassadors of Nigeria to China 1941 births Living people Hausa people {{Nigeria-diplomat-stub

Early life and education

Career

See also

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