Alex Usman Kadiri (; born 21 June 1942) is a Nigerian politician who was the senator representing Kogi East senatorial district from 1999 to 2007.

Early life and education

Kadiri was born on 21 June 1942 in Odu,

Dekina Dekina is a local government area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dekina, on the A233 highway in the Middle Belt area at . The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the southeast of the LGA ...

in Kogi State, Nigeria. He went to Quartic school and Native Authority, a school in Odu, where he grew up. He proceeded to PSS in Ogene, for his secondary education from 1962 to 1966. However, he left for

Maiduguri Maiduguri ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maid ...

to study in HSC government school (1967-1968). Kadiri furthered to the

University of Ibadan The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public university located in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Initially founded as the University College Ibadan in 1948, it maintained its affiliation with the University of London. In 1962, it became an independe ...

, where he graduated with degree in

Physiology Physiology (; ) is the science, scientific study of function (biology), functions and mechanism (biology), mechanisms in a life, living system. As a branches of science, subdiscipline of biology, physiology focuses on how organisms, organ syst ...

and

Human Anatomy Human anatomy (gr. ἀνατομία, "dissection", from ἀνά, "up", and τέμνειν, "cut") is primarily the scientific study of the morphology of the human body. Anatomy is subdivided into gross anatomy and microscopic anatomy. Gross ...

. In 1974, he left for the

University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a public research university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1874 as the Yorkshire College of Science. In 1884, it merged with the Leeds School of Medicine (established 1831) and was renamed Y ...

, where he earned his

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

Career

Upon his return, he served as a member of board and committee of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 1981. In 1989 after the recreation of FM WE by former president

Ibrahim Babangida Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (born 17 August 1941) is a Nigerian statesman and military dictator who ruled as military president of Nigeria from 1985 when he orchestrated a coup d'état against his military and political arch-rival Muhammadu ...

and

Abubakar Habu Hashidu Alhaji Abubakar Habu Hashidu (10 April 1944 – 27 July 2018) was a Nigerian politician who served as a Minister of Water Resources, minister of Agriculture and also Minister of Rural Development then further elected as governor of Gombe State f ...

became the minister while Kadiri became the

Director-General A director general, general director or director-general (plural: ''directors general'', ''general directors'', ''directors-general'', ''director generals'' or ''director-generals'') is a senior executive officer, often the chief executive officer ...

, an office he worked for 1990 till 1994.

Personal life

Kadiri is a

Roman Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2025. It is among the world's oldest and largest international institut ...

. He married Pauline Osude in

Leeds Leeds is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It is the largest settlement in Yorkshire and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds Metropolitan Borough, which is the second most populous district in the United Kingdom. It is built aro ...

and had five children.

References

1942 births Living people People from Kogi State Members of the Senate (Nigeria) from Kogi State Alumni of the University of Leeds University of Ibadan alumni Senators of the 4th National Assembly (Nigeria) Senators of the 5th National Assembly (Nigeria) {{nigeria-bio-stub