Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (OFR) (born December 7, 1957) is a Nigerian political scientist, administrator and career diplomat.[2] He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2019 to 2020.
Tijjani Muhammad-Bande | |
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| President of the United Nations General Assembly | |
| In office September 17, 2019 – September 15, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | María Fernanda Espinosa |
| Succeeded by | Volkan Bozkır |
| Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations | |
| In office 2017–2019 | |
| Director-General National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies | |
| In office April 2010 – February 2016 | |
| Vice Chancellor Usman Danfodio University | |
| In office 2004–2009 | |
| Director-General African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development[1] | |
| In office January 2000 – February 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 7, 1957 Kebbi State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University (B.Sc) Boston University (M.A) University of Toronto (Ph.D) |
He was the permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations and was the Vice-President of the General Assembly during its 71st session in September 2016.
On June 4, 2019 he was elected the President of the 74th session of the Assembly to replace María Fernanda Espinosa in September 2019.[3]
References
- ↑ "Tijjani Muhammad-Bande -Bio Data". Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ↑ "Profile of Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande" (PDF). un.org. United Nations. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ↑ "Muhammad Bande emerges UNGA President". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.