Hameed Ibrahim Ali was born on 15 January 1955 and is a retired army officer and former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service from 2015 to 2023.
18 Facts About Hameed Ali
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Hameed Ali previously served as Military Governor of Kaduna State from 1996 to 1998.
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Hameed Ali is a member of the All Progressives Congress, and has supported Muhammadu Buhari's presidential bids in 2003,2007,2011,2015 and 2019.
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Hameed Ali was commissioned in 1977 after he received his training at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna.
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Hameed Ali attended Sam Houston State University from 1984 to 1988.
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In 1981, Hameed Ali was a general staff officer in the Military Police Headquarters.
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Hameed Ali was the commander of the Special Investigation Bureau in Apapa from 1994 to 1996.
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In 1998, Hameed Ali was made Colonel TRADOC, in Minna before being retired.
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Hameed Ali served as the military administrator of Kaduna State from August 1996 to August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.
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Hameed Ali was a staunch opponent of Olusegun Obasanjo's Third Term Agenda.
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In June 2006, Hameed Ali stated that the presidency would return to the North in the 2007 Nigerian general election.
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Hameed Ali later supported Atiku Abubakar's comments to the effect that Obasanjo would honour his pledge to vacate office in 2007.
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On 27 August 2015, Hameed Ali was appointed the Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
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In 2017, Hameed Ali had a confrontation with the Nigerian Senate over his refusal to appear in uniform.
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Hameed Ali has taken precautions to prevent corruption, using measures to ensure that funds are used prudently.
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Hameed Ali has introduced electronic clearing centres as part of measures to rid corruption.
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In 2019, Hameed Ali effected the closure of all land borders and subsequently imposed a ban on all imports and exports across the borders.
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Hameed Ali was married to Hajiya Hadiza Jummai Ali until her death at the age of 53 in 2018.