Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali (born 25 August 1959) is a retired

Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is governed by the Nigerian Army Council (NAC). The Chief of Army Staff is the highest ranking military officer of the Nigerian Army. History Formation The Nigerian ...

brigadier general and former

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of Nigeria appointed by President

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in November 2015.

Early life and education

Dan-Ali was born on August 25, 1959 in

Zamfara State Zamfara (Hausa: Jihar Zamfara Fula: Leydi Zamfara 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤶𞤢𞤥𞤬𞤢𞤪𞤢) is a state in northwestern Nigeria. The capital of Zamfara state is Gusau and its current Governor is Bello Matawalle. Until 1996, the area was ...

. He attended Birnin Magaji Town Primary School (1966 -1972) for his elementary education and Government Secondary School, Shinkafi (1972-1977) for his secondary education. He received his Higher National Diploma (HND) in Photogrammetric and Surveying from

Kaduna Polytechnic Kaduna Polytechnic is one of the earliest polytechnics in Nigeria, located at Tudun Wada area of Kaduna South local government of Kaduna state, North-Western Nigeria. It was established in 1956 as Kaduna Technical Institute after the British ...

(1977-1982) and possesses a master's degrees in Public Policy and Administration (MPPA) from

Bayero University Kano The Bayero University Kano (BUK) is a university situated in Kano, Kano State, Nigeria. It was founded in 1975, when it was renamed from Bayero University College and upgraded from University College to University. It is the first university in ...

(2004-2005) and a master's degree in Security Studies from the

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(2009).

Army career

Dan Ali was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the

in 1984 through the Short Service Commission at the

Nigerian Defence Academy The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) is a military university based in Kaduna, Nigeria that trains officer cadets for commissioning into one of the three services of the Nigerian Armed Forces: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The duration of t ...

. Dan-Ali has served in different command and staff capacities, some of which include commanding the Nigerian contingent supporting the United Nations Africa Hybrid Mission in Sudan. Dan Ali was on the Directing Staff of the

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from 2003 -2005 and was Chief Instructor (CI) at the

in 2010. He was also Acting Director Military Training before getting posted to the Ministry of Defence's Logistics Department as Deputy Director. He retired from the Nigerian Army on August 30, 2013.

Minister of Defence

Dan Ali was confirmed as a Cabinet Minister by the Nigerian Senate in October 2015 and was appointed Minister of Defence by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dan Ali, Mansur 1959 births Living people Defence ministers of Nigeria Nigerian generals Nigerian Army officers Instructors at the Nigerian Armed Forces Command and Staff College Nigerian Defence Academy alumni Nigerian Defence Academy people Kaduna Polytechnic alumni Bayero University Kano alumni Federal ministers of Nigeria Buhari administration personnel People from Zamfara State