Mamman Kwagyang Saleh (born 2 January 1958), is a Nigerian government official that served as Minister of Power from August 2019 to September 2021. He was sworn in by
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Muhammadu Buhari
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on 21 August 2019 after being nominated by Buhari and confirmed by the
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. On 1 September 2021, Mamman was sacked by Buhari and replaced by Minister of State for Works and Housing Abubakar Aliyu.
Early life and education
Saleh is from
Taraba State
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. He holds a higher national diploma in electrical electronics from
Kaduna Polytechnic
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, graduating in 1988. He also hold an MBA in business administration from
Bayero University Kano
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, graduating in 2015.
Career
Saleh started his career in 1981 as a teacher in Technical School, Mubi,
Adamawa State
Adamawa state () is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno to the northwest, Gombe to the west, and Taraba to the southwest, while its eastern border forms part of the national border with Cameroon. It tak ...
. In 1992, he transferred his service to
Taraba State
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. He was promoted to the rank of assistant director in the ministry of works in Taraba State and retired in 2002. After his retirement, he became a full-time businessman and politician.
See also
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Cabinet of Nigeria
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References
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Federal ministers of Nigeria
People from Taraba State
Bayero University Kano alumni
Kaduna Polytechnic alumni
Living people
1958 births