Abdullahi Mustapha
| Abdullahi Mustapha | |
|---|---|
| Born |
2 January 1948 Kano Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Occupation | professor of Medicinal chemistry at Ahmadu Bello University |
| Years active | 1974–present |
Abdullahi Mustapha (born 1948) is a Nigerian Professor of Medicinal chemistry and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He was succeeded by Professor Ibrahim Garba, the incumbent VC of the University.
Professor Mustapha was born in ( 1 February 1948) to a Katsina state indigene father and Katsina state mother in Kano but hails from Katsina State, Northern Nigeria. He attended Ralmadadi Primary School in 1955 before he attended Katsina Secondary School but obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1968 at Government College, Keffi. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Ahmadu Bello University in 1973 a doctorate degree (Ph. D) from Chelsea College, University of London in 1981.
Professor Mustafa began his academic career in 1974 as a pupil pharmacists at Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital. In 1982, he rose to the position of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry and in 1993, he became a full Professor of Medicinal Chemistry. In 2010, he was appointed as the substantial Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University and prior to this appointment, he served as the VC of Umaru Musa Yar'adua University.
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