1. Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau was born on 14 March 1954 and is a retired Nigerian army general and politician who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2010 and in President Muhammadu Buhari's Cabinet as Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2019.
Abdulrahman Dambazau is a skillful writer with wide and deep research in various field of human behavior.
Abdulrahman Dambazau is a Criminologist well known for his contribution In the field, and he is focused on the study and care victims of crime, disaster and conflicts.
Abdulrahman Dambazau is currently the Pro - chancellor Capital City University Kano.
Abdulrahman Dambazau was born into a traditional military family of the Fulani Dambazawa clan.
Abdulrahman Dambazau's father served in the Colonial Army, and his brothers held senior posts in the army.
Abdulrahman Dambazau was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Infantry Corps of the Nigerian Army in June 1977.
In 1979, Abdulrahman Dambazau attended the US Army Military Police School at Fort McClellan.
Abdulrahman Dambazau later obtained a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Kent State University in 1982 and a PhD in criminology from the University of Keele in 1989.
Abdulrahman Dambazau served as a military police officer, aide-de-camp to the Chief of Army Staff, commanded military police units and served as a special investigator.
Abdulrahman Dambazau was registrar of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 1993 to 1999.
Abdulrahman Dambazau served as chief instructor, Support Weapon Wing of the Infantry Centre and School from 1999 to 2001 and later as directing staff at the National War College from 2004 to 2006.
Abdulrahman Dambazau was appointed Chief of Army Staff in 2008 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Abdulrahman Dambazau created a SITUATION ROOM for the coordination of the activities of all security and public safety agencies, especially in response to emergencies.
Abdulrahman Dambazau led the US-NIGERIA Security Sector Initiatives for the reforms of the security sector in response to emergencies, defence procurements, and activities in the northeast.
Abdulrahman Dambazau developed the idea of establishing the INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC SECUTITY for the strategic training of senior officers in the security agencies.
Abdulrahman Dambazau proposed the idea of production of passports in Nigeria rather than overseas to make passports cheaper for Nigerians and protect the database.
Abdulrahman Dambazau started the Ministry of Interior Games in every two years, and conducted twice before he the Ministry.
Abdulrahman Dambazau revived the Federal Fire Service, from only one old fire truck in its inventory to more than 40 new fire trucks, many water tankers.
Abdulrahman Dambazau created the AGRO RANGERS in the Civil Defence Corps for the protection of agricultural investments for individuals, groups and institutions against attacks from bandits and other criminals.
Abdulrahman Dambazau initiated a High Level regional conference in partnership with ECOWAS COMMISSION for the implementation of the ECOWAS PROTOCOL ON TRANSHUMANCE to checkmate and monitor the movements of transhumance across borders.
Abdulrahman Dambazau designed strategy in partnership with the EU on irregular migration of Nigerians to Europe taking advantage of the well funded EU program on reverse migration for the training of stranded Nigerians in useful skills, especially the victims of human trafficking.
Abdulrahman Dambazau built a befitting office for the Minister, even he did not occupy it before he left, and the same time gave the old structure of building in the Ministry a face lift and refurbished.
Abdulrahman Dambazau initiated the resettlement of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, who were displaced by Boko Haram insurgency.
Abdulrahman Dambazau did that in partnership with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Cameroonian government.
Abdulrahman Dambazau is the Senior Special Adviser to the Presidential Candidate on Strategic Engagement, Presidential Campaign Council.
Abdulrahman Dambazau is the founder and chairman Tinubu 4 Good Governance, for the 2023 Presidential Campaign In Kano State and the northwest in general.
Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau is married with Hadiza B Dambazau former President, Nigerian Army Officers' Wives Association and the blessed with children's.
Abdulrahman Dambazau's hobbies include listening to music, watching documentaries, playing golf and conducting scholarly research.