Faruk Yahaya
Farouk Yahaya | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Army Staff | |
| Assumed office 27 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Attahiru |
| Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Attahiru |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Nigerian Defence Academy Salford University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Rank | Major General |
Farouk Yahaya is appointed by the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari as the new Nigerian Army's Chief of Army Staff on 27 May 2021[1][2] after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in 2021 NAF Beechcraft King Air 350 plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.[3]
Major General Farouk Yahaya is a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna
Military career
Prior to his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff, Farouk was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency military outfit in North Eastern part of Nigeria.[4]
Reference
- ^ "Buhari don apoint new Chief of Army Staff". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Buhari names Major-General Farouk Yahaya as new army chief". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria's chief of army staff Ibrahim Attahiru dies in an air crash". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Buhari names Major-General Farouk Yahaya as new army chief". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
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