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Prof. Umar Bindir

Secretary of the State Government, Adamawa State Government

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  1. Engr Umar Buba Bindir (PhD), was born in Yola Town, Adamawa State. He attended Primary and Secondary Schools in Yola and graduated from the University of Maiduguri with a First Class Honours Degree in Agricultural Technology in 1983.
  2. He has a Masters and Doctorate Degrees from the prestigious Cranfield Institute of Technology (CIT), now Cranfield University in the UK professionalizing on Agricultural Machinery Design and Development Engineering in 1987 and 1991 respectively.
    1. Engr Bindir has numerous professional qualifications including:
    • Chartered Engineer (CEng), UK;
    • COREN Registered, Nigeria
    • Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Nigeria;
    • Fellow Nigerian Society of Engineers, Nigeria;
    • Fellow of the Nigerian Institution of Agricultural Engineers;
    • Fellow of the Solar Energy Society of Nigeria.
  4. Dr Bindir has earned several national and international awards, with a wide technical working experience in Nigeria, UK and Oceania.
  5. He has served in the Academia, worked in Industry, was a Director for several years in the Federal Civil Service, and is was the immediate past DG/CEO of NOTAP.
  6. Dr Bindir's passion mainly lies in the industrialization of the Nigerian economy through timely acquisition and deployment of relevant Technologies for economic development.