Nuhu Bamalli
Malam Nuhu Bamalli (1917 – 25 February 2001[1])[2][3] served as the first Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs between the 1st October, 1960 to 1965, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria 1965 to 15 January 1966. Until his death he held the position of Magajin Garin Zazzau, second most senior Prince in Zazzau Emirate between 1961 and 2001, died on 25th Feb, 2001.
Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic Zaria in Nigeria was named after him. It opened in February 1989.[4]
He attended Katsina Higher College (BAREWA) 1931 to 1935, a father to two top Diplomats whose served as Ambassadors in Thailand, Morocco and Myanmar Republics, the two of the sons are;
1. H.E Amb. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, CFR served as Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of the union of Myanmar, and now he is the current Emir of Zazzau, Kaduna State.
2. Late. Amb. Mansur Nuhu Bamalli, he served as the Nigerian Ambassador to Morocco.
Nuhu Bamalli CFR, was the leader of the delegation to the UNITED NATION on the issue of Northern Cameroon (Sardauna Province).
He was also the chairman of the movement for creation of Present Kaduna State between 1967 and 1987.
References
[edit]- ^ "Index Ba".
- ^ Abdulkadir, A. T.; Maradun, A. A.; Babajo, Mustafa (2004). "Makers of Northern Nigeria".
- ^ Dalhatu, Usman (2002). Malam Ja'afaru Dan Isiyaku: the great Emir of Zazzau. Woodpecker Communication. ISBN 9789783664302.
- ^ Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Retrieved 11 February 2016
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