Colonel Umar Farouk Ahmed was Military Administrator of

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(August 1996 - August 1998) during the military regime of General

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. He was then appointed administrator of

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in August 1998 during the transitional regime of General

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, handing over power to the elected civilian governor Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi in May 1999. Shortly after, he was retired by the Federal Government, along with all other former military ministers, governors and administrators. Ahmed graduated from the

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and the

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, where he obtained an Advanced Diploma in Public Administration. He was commissioned in the army in 1976 as a platoon Battery Commander. Subsequent posts were Military Assistant (1986), General Staff Personnel Training Army Headquarters (1987), Academy Adjutant (1989) and Commanding Officer S.S Wing (1992). In Cross River, his administration was said to be "most inept". When leaving Kaduna, Ahmed handed over a debt N400 million to his successor, who refused to honor any of his commitments. The Kaduna State House of Assembly resolved to probe his tenure based on allegations of looting. In April 2001, he was one of 16 former military administrators who announced the creation of an association called the United Nigeria Development Forum (UNDF). He later became a director of First Interstate Bank.

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Nigerian Army officers Living people Nigerian Muslims Nigerian military governors of Cross River State Governors of Kaduna State University of Jos alumni Year of birth missing (living people) {{Nigeria-mil-bio-stub

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