Federal Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources
In office 26 July 2007 (2007-07-26) – 17 March 2010 (2010-03-18)
Preceded by
Adamu Bello
Succeeded by
Sheikh Ahmed Abdullah
Personal details
Born
(1962-03-13)13 March 1962
Died
27 October 2021(2021-10-27) (aged 59)
Nationality
Nigerian
Spouse
Hajiya Rabi Abba Sayyadi Ruma
Children
12
Abba Sayyadi Ruma (13 March 1962 – 27 October 2021) was appointed Federal Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources in Nigeria by President Umaru Yar'Adua on 26 July 2007.[1] He left office in March 2010 when acting president Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[2]
He was chairman of the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development headquartered in Rome, Italy, and was a Partner Minister of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).[3]
^"Welcome". Abba Sayyadi Ruma. Archived from the original on 26 March 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
^Daniel Idonor (17 March 2010). "Jonathan Sacks Ministers". Vanguard. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
^"Dr. Sayyadi Abba Ruma". UNESCO. Archived from the original on 12 November 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2009.
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