Abubakar Sani Sambo
Professor Abubakar Sani Sambo is a Nigerian Mechanical engineer, former Director-General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Chair of the Nigerian Member Committee of the World Energy Council, Africa Region and former Vice-Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Nigeria.Life and career
He was born on 31 July 1955 in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
He obtained a Bachelor of science degree in Mechanical engineering from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1979 with a first class honour.
In 1983, he obtained a Doctorate degree, Ph.D in Mechanical engineering from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom.
After he received his Ph.D, he returned to Nigeria to join the services of Bayero University, Kano where he rose to the position of a Senior Lecturer in 1989 and was appointed a Professor in Energy Studied at the same University.
He was appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in 1995 and served in this capacity for two terms.
He is the incumbent Director-General and Chief Executive of the Energy Commission of Nigeria and Vice Chairman of the World Energy Council, Africa Region since November 2007.Awards
