Ola Sa'ad Ibrahim (born 15 June 1955) is a retired

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admiral and former Chief of the Defence Staff of the

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. Educated at

Ahmadu Bello University Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is a federal government research university in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. ABU was founded on 4 October 1962, as the pioneer university in Northern Nigeria. It was founded and named after the Sardauna of Sokoto, A ...

(LLB) and King's College London (MA, War Studies), Ibrahim had his military training at the

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and the

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. He served as Chief of the Naval Staff from 2010 to 2012, and as Chief of the Defence Staff from 2012 to 2014.

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1955 births Living people Ahmadu Bello University alumni Alumni of King's College London Nigerian Navy admirals Yoruba military personnel Nigerian Defence Academy alumni Chiefs of Naval Staff (Nigeria) Yoruba people {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub