Mohammed Tasiu Ibrahim (born 1 October 1961) is a retired

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who served as the 27th Commandant of the

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. He was appointed Commandant in July 2015 by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj-Gen

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succeeding Major General

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Background & education

Gen. Ibrahim was born on October 1, 1961 in

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State. He attended Gumel Gabas primary school in Gumel town and later completed his primary education in Tudun-jukun Primary School

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1974. He proceeded to Government Secondary School Giwa, Zaria from 1974 to 1979 where he obtained his

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. After working for a year (between 1979 and 1980) with

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he enrolled at the

as a member of the 29th Regular Combatant Course (including other officers such as

) from January 1981 to December 1983, when he received his commission into the Nigerian Army as a 2nd Lieutenant.

Career

Gen. Ibrahim served as the Chief of the Nigerian Army's Standard and Evaluation Department prior to his appointment as Commandant of the NDA. He retired from the Nigerian Army in October 2017.

Units and formations served

*Defunct 41 Mech Bn - 1983 to 1986 *Depot NA – 1986 to 1994 *HQ 13 Bde – 1994 to 1995 *SO2 Recruitment Kaduna State – 1995 to 1999 *Coy Comd 5 Bn – 1999 *AFCSC S1 list – 1999 to 2000 *Nigerian Military School – 2000 to 2001 *NIBATT 8 (195 Bn) – 2001 to 2002 *Infantry Corp Centre and School – 2002 to 2003 *AHQ DOA – 2003 to 2004 *82 Demo Bn – 2004 to 2006 *NASI, SWW – ICCS 2006 to 2008 *Amphibious Training School 2010 to 2013 *HQ 1 Bde – 2013 to 2015 *AHQ DAPP – 28 Jan to 27 Apr 2015 *AHQ CASE – 27 Apr to 30 Jul 2015

Appointments

*Adjutant/IO 41 Bn. *PL Comd/Instr Depot NA. *GSO3 Trg Ops 13 Bde. *DAQ 13 Bde. *SO2 Recruitment Kaduna State *Coy Comd 5 Bn. *Senior Instructor NMS. *Bn 2ic NIBATT 8 UNAMSIL (195 Bn). *Senior Instructor/CO Admin ICCS. *SO1 Record AHQ DOAA. *CO 82 Demo Bn. *Chief Instructor SWW-ICCS. *Comdt ATS – 2010 to 2012 *Comd HQ 1 Bde – 2013 to 2015 *Director of Policy – 28 Jan to 27 Apr 2015 *Chief of Army Standard and Evaluation – 27 Apr to 30 Jul 2015

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibrahim, Mohammed Tasiu 1961 births Living people Nigerian generals Nigerian Army officers Nigerian Defence Academy alumni Nigerian Defence Academy people Nigerian Defence Academy Commandants People from Jigawa State