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Professor Iya Abubakar

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"tq1mc7KJ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Sadiq Mohammed Mubi<&sol;p><div class&equals;"wXx5BrdQ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Iya Abubakar&comma; is from Adamawa state of Northeastern Nigeria&comma; the first-rated Mathematician Of Africa who  became Professor Of Mathematics at the Age Of 28&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Iya Abubakar had his first class in mathematics at London University &lpar;University College Ibadan&rpar; in the ’50s&comma;  and completed a Doctorate Degree at Cambridge University&comma; England in the 60s&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Professor Iya Abubakar was the only Nigerian appointed as a Professor in the Department of Mathematics&comma; ABU Zaria&comma; at the age of 28 in 1963&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"XfSDmLeB" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>A first class graduate of Mathematics at the University of Ibadan&comma; he is the first Northerner to earn a PhD in any field when he earned it at the University of Cambridge&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He became Head of Department&comma; Mathematics and Computer Science&comma; ABU Zaria&comma; at the age of 32 &lpar;a record in the Nigerian University system&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nigeriantracker&period;com&sol;2022&sol;09&sol;22&sol;lai-mohammed-lied-against-truth-and-must-apologize-to-nigerians-atiku&sol;">Lai Mohammed Lied Against Truth and Must Apologize to Nigerians-Atiku <&sol;a><br &sol;>&NewLine;Second indigenous Vice Chancellor of ABU Zaria&comma; at the age of 40 and retired from academics at the age of 44&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>His academic productivity suffered a lot when he became Vice Chancellor &lpar;President&rpar; of the University&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Biography and Academic Carrier<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Iya Abubakar was born on 14 December 1934 at Boloko&comma; Belel District&comma; Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa state&period; He attended Barewa College Zaria&comma; University College Ibadan &lpar;later  became the University of Ibadan&rpar; and earned a PhD at the University of Cambridge in England&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>He worked as a visiting Professor at the University of Michigan in 1965 – 1966&comma; before being appointed as Professor of Mathematics at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria at the age of 28&comma; in 1967&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He held this position until 1975&comma; as well as a visiting professorship at the City University of New York from 1971-72&period; In 1975&comma; he was appointed the Vice-Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University  Zaria&comma; a position he held until 1978&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Iya Abubakar is exceptionally gifted&comma; genius&comma; talented&comma; an industry of knowledge&comma; the best of the best  and second to none&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Iya Abubakar is no doubt one of the finest brains to have come out of the North&comma; whose legacies in academia are worth celebrating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The people of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;SABONDALE” comprised of Madagali&comma; Michika&comma; Mubi North&sol;  South and Maiha Local Government Areas are indeed proud of their son &lpar; Iya Abubakar&rpar; who is an elder statesman&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Youth of the 21st century may find it difficult to refill the vacuum created by GOD’s wishes&comma; when death comes&comma; only GOD knows&period;    &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Allah ya bashi lafiya da  cikawa da imani”&period;  &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Esteemed is better than silver or gold”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Iya Abubakar was a director of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1972 to 1975&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Later career<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>After the regime of Lt-Gen&period; Olusegun Obasanjo handed power back to an elected Government in 1979&comma; Iya Abubakar was appointed as the Federal Minister of Defence&comma; holding this office until 1982&period; From 1993 – 2005&comma; he was the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council of the<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>University of Ibadan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the late 1990s&comma; he served as the Director of  National Mathematical Centre at Abuja&comma; and chaired both the National Manpower Commission of Nigeria and the non-governmental Africa International Foundation for Science and Technology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Iya Abubakar was elected Senator for the Adamawa North constituency of Adamawa State&comma; Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic&comma; running on the People’s Democratic Party &lpar;PDP&rpar; platform&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He took office on 29 May 1999&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He was re-elected in April 2003&period; After taking his seat in the Senate in June 1999 – 2007&period; He was appointed to committees on Public Accounts&comma; Banking &amp&semi; Currency &lpar;chairman&rpar;&comma; Commerce and Finance &amp&semi; Appropriation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Iya Abubakar has also chaired the Senate Committee on Finance and Appropriation &lbrack;6&rsqb; and the Senate Committee on Science and Technology&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Prof&period; Iya Abubakar&comma; holds a traditional title in Mubi Emirate Council&comma; Adamawa state&comma; as the Galadima of Mubi&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The great Professor&comma; has since retired from active participation in public office and is now living a quiet private life<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 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