FIND BELOW THE CV OF PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI GCFR:
Born in Daura, Katsina State, on 17 December 1942_
*Educational Qualifications:*
*√* _Attended Primary School in Daura and Mai’adua, *1948-1952.*_
*√* _Attended Katsina Model School in *1953* and Katsina Provincial Secondary School (now Government College Katsina) from *1956-1961.*_
*√* _Joined the then Nigerian Military Training School, Kaduna in *1963.*_
*√*_Attended Officer’s Cadet School in Aldershot (United Kingdom), October *1963*_
*√* _Attended Platoon Commanders’ Course at the Nigerian Military College, Kaduna, *1964*_
*√* _Attended the Mechanical Transport Officer’s Course at the Army Mechanical Transport School in Borden (United Kingdom) *1965*_
*√* _Studied at the Defence Services’ Staff College, Wellington (India), *1973.*_
*√* _Attended the United States Army War College, *June 1979 to June 1980.*_
*Military Career:*
*√* _Platoon Commander, 2nd Infantry Battalion, *1963-1964;*
*√* _Mechanical Transport Officer, Lagos Garrison, *1964-1965.*_
*√* _Transport Company Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, *1965-1966.*_
*√* _Battalion Adjutant/Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, *1966-1967.*_
*√* _Brigade Major, 2nd Sector, 1st Infantry Division, *April to July, 1967.*_
*√* _Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Division, *August 1967 – October 1968.*_
*√* _Acting Commander, 4th Sector, 1st Division, *November 1968 – February 1970*_
*√* _Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, *February 1970 – June 1971.*_
*√* _Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Infantry Division Headquarters, *July 1971 – December 1972.*_
*√* _Colonel, General Staff, 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters, *January 1974 – September 1974.*_
*√* _Acting Director Supply and Transport, Nigeria Army Corps Headquarters, *September 1974 – July 1975.*_
*√* _Military Governor, North Eastern State of Nigeria, *August 1975 – March 1976.*_
*√* _Federal Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, *March 1976 – June 1978.*_
*√* _Chairman, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, *June 1978 – July 1978.*_
*√* _Military Secretary, Army Headquarters, *July 1978 – June 1979.*_
*√* _Member, Supreme Military Council, *July 1978 – June 1979.*_
*√* _General Officer Commanding, 4th Infantry Division, *August 1980 – January 1981.*_
*√* _General Officer Commanding, 3rd Armored Division, *November 1981 – December 1983.*_
*√* _Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, *December 1983 – August 1985.*_
*Appointments outside the military:*
*√* _Executive Chairman of the Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF), *21 March 1995 – May 1999.*_
*Awards and Medals:*
*√* _GCFR - Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria_
*√*_DSM - Defence Service Medal_
*√* _NSM - National Service Medal_
*√* _GSM - General Service Medal_
*√*_LSGCM - Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal_
*√* _FSS: Forces Service Star_
*√* _CM - The Congo Medal_
*Honorary Doctorate Degrees:*
*√*_*10 December 1994:*_Honorary Doctor of Science degree (honoris causa) conferred on Buhari by Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi._
*√* _*21 December 1996:* Honorary Doctor of Letters degree (honoris causa) conferred on Buhari by the University of Calabar._
*√* _*6 June 1998:* Honorary Doctor of Law degree (honoris causa) conferred on Buhari by Benue State University.
*Family life Spouses:
Safinatu Yusuf (deceased) *(Married in 1971; died 1988;)
Aisha Halilu (Married in 1989)
Children:- 8 surviving out of 10 as shown below:
*1. Zuleihat (deceased)
*2. Fatima
*3. Musa (deceased)
*4. Hadiza
*5. Safinatu
*6. Aisha
*7. Halima
*8. Yusuf
*9. Zarah
*10. Amina
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