Mohammed Musa Bello (born 8 January 1959) is a Nigerian banker and politician who served as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, from 2015 to 2023.

Early life

Musa was born into a Fulani family in Yola; his father, Alhaji Musa Bello, was the Managing Director of Northern Nigeria Development Company from 1970 to 1976, and a trusted friend of President

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. He started his primary education in Yola before graduating from Our Lady's High School in Kaduna in 1971. He attended

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from 1971 to 1976, where he received a Higher School Certificate. He then proceeded to

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in Zaria from 1977 to 1980, where he received a bachelors degree in

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, and then returned in 1985 to pursue a

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in business administration.

Career

In 1984, Bello was hired by Icon Limited (a subsidiary of

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and Morgan Guaranty Trust). He then spent six months undergoing training at J.P Morgan & Co., in

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and

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. He later became head of

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and

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before later leaving to join the private sector. He spent over twenty years in the corporate sector in various capacities, and was a Director of Habib Bank Plc, and other companies. Bello worked at the Bakabure Industrial Complex in Yola, as a General Manager in 1992. He served as a Member of the Technical Committee on Privatization (TPC). He was also a Member of the Adamawa State Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture. In 2006, President

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appointed him Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria where he served from 2007 to 2015.

Minister of Federal Capital Territory

In May 2015, he was appointed Minister of Federal Capital Territory by President

Award

In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of

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(CON) was conferred on him by President

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bello, Mohammed Musa Living people 1959 births Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria) Federal ministers of Nigeria People from Adamawa State

Early life

Career

Minister of Federal Capital Territory

Award

See also

References