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Dr. Ahmed Adamu
Born
(1985-03-03) 3 March 1985 (age 39)
Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria
Nationality
Nigerian
Occupation(s)
Petroleum economist, university lecturer
Known for
Youth Development activism and mentorship, as well as advocate for National and International Development
Parents
Hajiya Maryam Muhammad(mother)
Malam Adamu Zakariyya (father)
Website
ahmedadamu.blogspot.com.ng
Ahmed Adamu is a Nigerian petroleum economist and lecturer. He was elected on November 12, 2013 as the first global chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC).[1] Adamu served in this post until March 2016.
Adamu represented Nigeria in international and commonwealth youth programmes, and was the pioneer chief whip of the Nigerian Youth Parliament.[2][3] Adamu is a petroleum economist, university lecturer, author, and motivational speaker. He is a leadership and personal development expert, and has trained professionals and young people in leadership and personal development, he is also a certified brain coach.[4][5][6][7][8] Adamu wrote and published a book on leadership and personal development.[9] In late 2018, he was appointed as special assistant on youth and strategy to former Nigerian Vice President and 2019 PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.[10][11][12] He contested the seat for Katsina Central in the federal house of representatives, in the 2018 PDP primary election, but lost.[13]
He was an international expert at United Nation's Global Forum on Youth Policies and a member of the Policy Strategy Group, the United Nations' World We Want, the International Panel of Judges for Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition, the International Youth Task force for 2014 World Conference on Youth, and the Advisory group panel on 50th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Secretariat. He was the Nigerian youth observer at the ECOWAS parliament, and the founder and pioneer president of the League for Democratic Youth. Adamu was also a member of the Katsina state executive council committee on youth development, he served as the secretary of the Nigerian constitutional review consultation committee, and was the founder and president of Oil and Gas scholars club. He was the founder and president of Katsina Debate Club, publicity secretary of Civil Liberties organization, Katsina branch, Secretary of Integrity club, Financial Secretary of Students Union Government at Bayero University Kano and Acting National President of National Association of Katsina State Students, National Body, among many other past leadership responsibilities and experiences.[14][15][16]
Adamu holds PhD in Petroleum Economics from Newcastle University, United Kingdom;[17] He is a University Lecturer, also a member of international and national professional organizations. He published and presented many international and national academic papers, and participated in several international and national academic conferences. He published a book titled "Comparative Assessment of Petroleum Sharing Contracts in Nigeria".[18]
He received the awards for 2015 African Youth Awards' Young Personality of the year,[19] African Achievers Award Honour,[20] Inspirational Nigerian in Those Who Inspire (Nigeria), Commonwealth Outstanding Service Award, Global Achievers Award and many other international and national awards of excellence. He was named among 100 most influential young Africans for 2016.[21][22] He was also ranked among the top 20 most influential young Nigerians in the list of 2016 100 most influential young Nigerians by Advance Media Africa.[23] He has a son and a wife.[24][25]
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^"I successfully finished my PhD from... - Dr. Ahmed Adamu- Chairperson, Commonwealth Youth Council – Facebook". Facebook.
^Ahmed Adamu (2012). Comparative Assessment of Petroleum Sharing Contracts in Nigeria: With special reference to the new Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), and comparison with Indonesian existing PSCs. ISBN 978-3-659-21381-6.
^"2015 winners". www.africayouthawards.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-04.
^"Report from our Annual Summit/Honours at Porticullius - AFRICAN ACHIEVERS AWARDS". www.africanachieversawards.org. Archived from the original on 2015-08-12.
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^Dr. Ahmed Adamu (29 November 2015). "Dr. Ahmed Adamu".
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