In this article, the surname is Mohammed Gusau, not Gusau.
Lieutenant General
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Minister of Defence
In office 5 March 2014 – 29 May 2015
President
Goodluck Jonathan
Preceded by
Olusola Obada
Succeeded by
Mansur Dan Ali
Chief of Army Staff
In office September 1993 – November 1993
Preceded by
Salihu Ibrahim
Succeeded by
Chris Alli
National Security Adviser
In office 8 March 2010 – 18 September 2010
President
Goodluck Jonathan
Preceded by
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
Succeeded by
Kayode Are
In office 29 May 1999 – 1 June 2006
President
Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by
Abdullahi Mohammed
Succeeded by
Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
In office January 1993 – August 1993
President
Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Ismaila Gwarzo
Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy
In office February 1992 – January 1993
Preceded by
Garba Duba
Succeeded by
Mohammed Balarabe Haladu
Director of the National Security Organisation
In office September 1985 – July 1986
President
Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by
Mohammed Lawal Rafindadi
Succeeded by
NSO Dissolved
Chief of Defence Intelligence
In office January 1985 – August 1985
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Halilu Akilu
Personal details
Born
(1943-05-18) 18 May 1943 (age 80) Gusau, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Zamfara State, Nigeria)
Political party
Peoples Democratic Party
Children
Mahdi Mohammed Gusau
Alma mater
Nigerian Defence Academy Royal College of Defence Studies
Military service
Allegiance
Nigeria
Branch/service
Nigerian Army
Years of service
1964–1993
Rank
Lieutenant general
Battles/wars
Nigerian Civil War
Aliyu Mohammed Gusau (born 18 May 1943) is a Nigerian general and statesman. He has held several high level national security, military and intelligence offices, and has participated in several military coups, playing a central role in founding the Fourth Nigerian Republic.
He was most recently the Minister of Defence, and has served as National Security Adviser to three presidents; he was also the Chief of Army Staff during Ernest Shonekan and briefly Sani Abacha's regime, headed different intelligence agencies, and was commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy.[1]
^Ibrahim Auduson (9 March 2010). "The Return of General Aliyu Gusau". Daily trust. Retrieved 21 April 2010.
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