Thread by @Gen_Buhar

🏅The CV of President Muhammadu buhari, (GCFRx2)

Born in Daura, Katsina State, on 17 December 1942

•Education

Attended Primary School in Daura and Mai’adua,1948-1952
Attended Katsina Model School in 1953 and Katsina Provincial Secondary School (now Government College Katsina)

) from 1956-1961.

Joined the then Nigerian Military Training School, Kaduna in 1963.
Attended Officer’s Cadet School in Aldershot (United Kingdom), October 1963
Attended Platoon Commanders’ Course at the Nigerian Military College, Kaduna, 1964
Attended the Mechanical Transport

Officer’s Course at the Army Mechanical Transport School in Borden (United Kingdom) 1965
Studied at the Defence Services’ Staff College, Wellington (India), 1973
Attended the United States Army War College, June 1979 /June 1980.

•Military Career

Platoon Commander, 2nd Infantry

Battalion, 1963-1964;
Mechanical Transport Officer, Lagos Garrison, 1964-1965;
Transport Company Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1965-1966;
Battalion Adjutant/Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1966-1967;
Brigade Major, 2nd Sector, 1st Infantry Division, April to July, 1967;

Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Division, August 1967 – October 1968;
Acting Commander, 4th Sector, 1st Division, November 1968 – February 1970;
Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, February 1970 –June 1971;
Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Infantry Division

Battalion, 1963-1964;
Mechanical Transport Officer, Lagos Garrison, 1964-1965;
Transport Company Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1965-1966;
Battalion Adjutant/Commander, 2nd Infantry Brigade, 1966-1967;
Brigade Major, 2nd Sector, 1st Infantry Division, April to July, 1967;

Brigade Major, 3rd Infantry Division, August 1967 – October 1968;
Acting Commander, 4th Sector, 1st Division, November 1968 – February 1970;
Commander, 31st Infantry Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, February 1970 – June 1971;
Assistant Adjutant-General, 1st Infantry Division

, August 1980 – January 1981;
General Officer Commanding, 3rd Armored Division, November 1981 – December 1983;
Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Armed Forces, December 1983 – August 1985.

• Appointments outside the military

Executive Chairman of the

Petroleum (Special) Trust Fund (PTF), 21 March 1995 – May 1999.

• Awards and Medals

GCFR: Grand Commander of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
DSM: Defence Service Medal
NSM: National Service Medal
GSM: General Service Medal
LSGCM: Loyal Service and Good Conduct Medal
FSS:Forces

Service Star
CM: The Congo Medal

• Family Life

Spouses - Safinatu Yusuf (deceased) (m. 1971; diied 1988;)

Aisha Halilu (m. 1989)

Children - 8 surviving out of 10
Zuleihat (deceased)
Fatima
Musa (deceased)
Hadiza
Safinatu
Aisha
Halima
Yusuf
Zarah
Amina