Tijjani Muhammad-Bande

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande GCON OFR (born 7 December 1957) is a Nigerian diplomat, academic and political scientist^[1] who was the president of the United Nations General Assembly 74th session from 17 September 2019 to 15 September 2020.^[2][3][4] He previously served as vice president of the 71st session from September 2016 to September 2017.^[5][6] He has served as Nigeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2017.

Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande GCON OFR
Muhammad-Bande in 2019
President of the 74th UN General Assembly
In office 17 September 2019 – 15 September 2020
Preceded by	María Fernanda Espinosa
Succeeded by	Volkan Bozkir
Vice President of the 71st UN General Assembly
In office September 2016 – September 2017
President	Peter Thomson
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 May 2017
President	Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by	Joy Ogwu
Director General of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies
In office April 2010 – February 2016
Vice Chancellor of the Usman Danfodio University
In office 2004–2009
Personal details
Born	Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (1957-12-07) 7 December 1957 (age 67) Zagga, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kebbi State, Nigeria)
Children	4
Alma mater	Ahmadu Bello University (B.Sc.) Boston University (M.A) University of Toronto (Ph.D.)
Occupation	Political scientists diplomat academic

From 2010 to 2016, he was the director general of the National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Nigeria, and was the vice chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University from 2004 to 2009.^[7][8]

In January 2021, he was re-listed by President Buhari as the permanent representative to the United Nations, New York.^[9]

Early life

Muhammad-Bande was born and educated in Zagga, a town in present-day Kebbi State.^[10]

Education

He attended Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1979 before proceeding to Boston University, where he graduated with a Master of Arts in political science in 1981. Muhammad-Bande received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Toronto in 1987.^[1][8]

Career

In the 1980s, he taught at the Usman Danfodio University in Sokoto and rose to the rank of professor in 1998.^[1] Between 2000 and 2004, Bande served as the director-general of the African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development in Tangier, Morocco.^[11] Between 2004 and 2009, he served as vice chancellor of Usman Danfodio University before being appointed director-general of Nigeria's National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, a position he held from 2010 to 2016.^[12]

Personal life

He is married with four children.^[13]

See also

• List of Ahmadu Bello University alumni

References

1. "Profile of Professor Tijjani Muhammad-Bande" (PDF). un.org. United Nations. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
2. "Biography | General Assembly of the United Nations". www.un.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
3. "Distinguished Nigerian Ambassador Elected President of UNGA". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
4. "Nigeria's Muhammad-Bande bows out as UNGA President". Punch Newspapers. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
5. "Muhammad Bande emerges UNGA President". Daily Trust. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
6. "Tijjani Muhammad-Bande". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
7. "Tijjani Muhammad-Bande: 7 things you need to know about Nigerian diplomatic appointed as new President of United Nations General Assembly". www.pulse.ng. 4 June 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
8. Admin, Web (12 January 2013). "Ambassador/Permanent Representative". Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
9. "President assigns portfolios to new ambassadors". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
10. "Quick Fact about New Nigeria's Ambassador to UN, Bande". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
11. "Nigerian professor, Muhammad-Bande, appointed president of UN General Assembly". ICIR Nigeria. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
12. "Professor Tijjani Bande Announced As President, UN General Assembly". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
13. Osso, Sera (28 November 2019). "MUHAMMAD-BANDE, H.E, Prof. (Amb.) Tijjani". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

Political offices
Preceded by María Fernanda Espinosa	President of the United Nations General Assembly 2019–2020	Succeeded by Volkan Bozkır