Gambari: Ilorin Prince, Seasoned Diplomat and Scholar Takes Charge as Buhari's CoS via thisdaylive
Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, the new Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, is coming on board Buhari presidency with a rich profile from the academia and international diplomatic circle. He also has a pedigree rooted in royalty. An Ilorin prince of the Alimi dynasty from the Ayelabowo Ruling House, Gambari was born on November 24, 1944, in Ilorin, Kwara State.
The new Chief of Staff began his teaching career in 1969 at City University of New York before working at University of Albany, He later taught at Ahmadu Bello University, in Zaria, Kaduna State. He was equally accorded, honoris causa, the title of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Bridgeport.
Gambari was appointed by the then Secretary General of United Nations, Ban Ki-Moon, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur effective from 1 January 2010.
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