Aminu Bashir Wali (born August 3, 1941) was Nigeria's

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from 2014 to 2015.

Early life and education

Wali was born in

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in 1941. His education included training at the School of Arabic Studies in Kano and he graduated in 1967 with a degree in Business Administration from the North-Western Polytechnic in London.Biographical Notes
UNVienna, Retrieved 10 February 2016

Career

From 2004, he was Nigeria's

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. He then became the Ambassador of Nigeria to the People's Republic of China. Wali was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs under President

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's administration. Trips abroad included one to Turkey, following an invitation from Turkish Foreign Minister

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.No: 6, 07 January 2015, Press Release Regarding the Visit of H.E. Aminu Bashir Wali, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
, Retrieved 10 February 2016 In October 2014, Wali received the Foreign Ministers of Germany and France,

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and

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, to discuss the Boko Haram kidnappings and measures to combat the outbreak of

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. Siblings 1, Abubakar Bashir Wali 2, Mahe Bashir Wali 3, Umar Bashir Wali 4, Mustapha Bashir Wali 5, Adamu Ibrahim Lamuwa

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Politicians from Kano Permanent representatives of Nigeria to the United Nations Foreign ministers of Nigeria Ambassadors of Nigeria to China 1941 births Living people Hausa people {{Nigeria-diplomat-stub Gyanawa clan

Early life and education

Career

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