Fatima Ja’afar Tahir (born 8 February 1966) is a Nigerian Professor of Microbiology and the Vice-Chancellor of

Bauchi State University Sa'adu Zungur University Gadau (SAZUG) (''formerly Bauchi State University Gadau'') is a state-owned university located in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Its main campus is in Gadau, with others in Misau and Bauchi. History After becoming independen ...

since 2022. She was Acting Vice-Chancellor at the Nigerian Army University Biu, Borno State and widely recognized as the first female

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to be produced by

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) is a federal university of technology located in Bauchi (city), Bauchi, north eastern part of Nigeria. The university is named after Nigeria's first and only Prime Minister, prime minister, Sir Abubakar Taf ...

, Bauchi State.

Early life

Fatima Tahir was born on 8 February 1966, into the family of Alhaji Ja’afar Tahir. She is the younger sister of late Dr.

Ibrahim Tahir Ibrahim Tahir (died December 9, 2009) was a Nigerian sociologist, writer, and politician during the Second Republic and a prominent member of the Kaduna Mafia. Prior to his entry into politics, he was a sociologist who was renowned for his tr ...

Education

Tahir obtained her first degree in microbiology from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University. Her masters and doctoral degrees were also obtained from the same institution in the same field of study.

Career

She began her academic journey as a

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at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in 1991 and in 2009, She rose to the rank of Professor of Microbiology. Tahir is a member of a number of professional bodies, including the Nigerian Society for Microbiology (NSM), Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), American Society for Microbiology (ASM), Society for Applied Microbiology (SFAM), amongst others. Tahir became the Vice Chancellor of Bauchi State University in 2022.

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