Salihu Mustafa, FNSE, FAENG, FNAHS, FAS, (born 1948) is a

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and former

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of Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY), Yola,

Adamawa State Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

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. He has taught in many universities in

and is currently a visiting professor to

Kebbi State University of Science and Technology The Kebbi State University of Science and Technology (KSUSTA) is a state-owned University in Aliero, Kebbi State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahe ...

, Aliero and

Usmanu Danfodiyo University Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS), also known as UDUSOK, is a public research university located in the city of Sokoto, in north-western Nigeria. It is one of the initial twelve universities founded in Nigeria by the federal government ...

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. He is married to Hajiya Fatima and they have four children.

Early life

He was born in 1948 in Hong, LGA of

(former

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), in

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Education

He attended General Murtala Mohammed College, Yola, and

Federal Government College, Sokoto Federal Government College, Sokoto is a unity school that was founded by P.H Davis in 1966. History The school was the first of the first three unity schools, which were originally called Inter Regional Secondary Schools but later called Federa ...

. He later proceeded to

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

Zaria Zaria is a List of Nigerian cities by population, metropolitan city in Nigeria, located at present time within four local government areas in Kaduna State. It serves as the capital of the Zazzau Emirate Council and is one of the original sev ...

Kaduna Kaduna is the capital city of Kaduna State, and the former political capital of Northern Nigeria. It is located in north-western Nigeria, on the Kaduna River. It is a trade center and a major transportation hub as the gateway to northern state ...

where he graduated with B.Eng (Civil Engineering) degree in 1973. In 1976 he obtained an M.Sc. degree in civil engineering with specialization in Water Resources Technology from

University of Birmingham The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university in Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as ...

in the UK and thereafter, a Ph.D. in

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(1981) from the

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Academic career

Mustafa after serving his compulsory National Youth Service Corp scheme as assistant

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Water Works,

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, he began his teaching career at

’s Department of

as assistant lecturer in 1974. Fourteen years later, he attained the rank of

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of civil engineering and was appointed full professor of

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 ...

(ATBU),

Bauchi Bauchi (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Jigawa State, Jigawa to the north, Yobe State, Y ...

in 1989. From 1989 to 1991, he served as head, Department of

and dean of School of Engineering in ATBU,

. He was appointed the

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of Federal University of Technology Yola (FUTY). In addition, he served as chairman of the planning pommittee for the establishment of

Adamawa State University Adamawa State University is located in Mubi, in the Northern Senatorial District of Adamawa State, Nigeria. It was established in 2002 by the Adamawa State University Law No. 10 of 2001. The title caption of the university is "Towards ensuring ...

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and chairman of the planning and implementation committee for the establishment of

American University of Nigeria The American University of Nigeria (AUN) is a private university in Yola the capital of Adamawa, Nigeria. It offers an American-style liberal arts higher education at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. AUN was founded in 2003 an ...

, Yola, both in

. For five years (2013-2018), he served as a consultant on developing

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programs at

, Aliero. He equally served as a consultant on developing

programmes at

(February 2016 to 2018). He has published over sixty peer-reviewed articles in reputable national and international journals. One of his books, ''A Textbook of Hydrology and Water Resources'' is currently used for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate engineering students in universities and widely consulted by practicing engineers. His forthcoming book is on ''Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics''. He is the current Chairman Editorial Board of the Nigerian Academy of Engineering journal, Innovative Solutions in Engineering.

Public service

Mustafa served as a Special Adviser in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources from 1991 to 1993. He later served as Director, Research and Postgraduate Development at the National Universities Commission (NUC),

Abuja Abuja (; , ) is the capital city of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, strategically situated at the geographic midpoint of the country within the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT). As the seat of the Federal G ...

from 1995 to 1999 and

Federal University of Technology Yola Modibbo Adama University, Yola is a public research university in Girei, a town in Adamawa State, Northeastern Nigeria. It is one of the four federal technology universities established with the sole purpose of advancing science-based research. ...

from 1999 to 2004. He served as Chairman, PIU World Bank Sector Adjustment Project for federal universities in

from 1995 to 1996.

Fellowships and membership

*Mustafa is the Founder and Chairman, Triton International School,

Nasarawa State Nasarawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North Central Nigeria, North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba State, Taraba and Plateau State, Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states ...

(2006 to date). *Member, Technical Advisory Committee of the Nigerian Building and Road Research Institute (NBBRI),

. *Chairman, Ministerial Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) on Water Resources, Federal Ministry of Water Resources,

(Jan 2018 to date). *Member, Technical Committee on Annual Flood Outlook (AFO), under Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, Abuja (2013 to date). *Chairman, Governing Board

(April to June 2019). *Member, Board of Assessors for Nigeria Merit Award (2001-2006). *Chairman, Board of ABTI Academy, Yola, Adamawa State (2002-2005). *Past Chairman, Nigeria National Committee for UNESCO-IHP *Past President of the Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences. *Chairman, Governing Board, College of Education

Jalingo Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north-eastern Nigeria, named in Fula language, fulfulde (the word Jalingo means "superior place") and has been estimated with population of 418,000 as of 2018, The city has received the highest num ...

Taraba State Taraba is a States of Nigeria, state in north-eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. It is known as "Nature's Gift to the Nation". Its capital is Jalingo. The state's main Demographics ...

(1986-1992). *Member, Board of

Plateau State Polytechnic Plateau State Polytechnic is a state owned polytechnic in Plateau State, North Central Nigeria. The institution has two campuses, one at Barkin Ladi and the other at Bukuru near Jos Jos is a city in the North-Central region of Nigeria. Th ...

, Barikin Ladi,

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(1986-1989). *Fellow,

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. *Fellow,

Nigerian Academy of Engineering Nigerian Academy of Engineering was founded in 1997 by concerned professional Nigerian engineers, with the aim to promote engineering training and practice in Nigeria as an effort to improve the technological growth of Nigeria as a developing count ...

. *Fellow, Nigerian Association of Hydrological Sciences. *Fellow,

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