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Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa
Vice-chancellor
Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
Incumbent
Assumed office
2020
Preceded byMustapha Ahmad Isa
Rector
Kano State Polytechnic
In office
2016–2020
Preceded byDalahatu Galadanci
Succeeded byKabiru Bello Dungurawa
Personal details
Born(1970-08-28)August 28, 1970
Kano State
ResidenceKano State
Alma materUniversity of Bristol
Bayero University Kano
ProfessionProfessor
Websitehttps://www.nwu.edu.ng/news.php

Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa is a professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Nigerian academic, administrator, and the former Rector of Kano State Polytechnic, the 3rd substantive Vice Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano.

Early life and education

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Kurawa was born on 28 August 1970, at Kurawa quarters, of Kano municipal Local Government Area, of Kano State. He attended Yolawa Islamiyya Primary School, Kano between 1976 and 1981, he also attended Government Secondary School, Rano and Government Secondary School Kofar Nassarawa between 1981 and 1983. Kurawa also attended Science Secondary School Dawakin Tofa between 1983 and 1986, obtained Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Master of Science in Inorganic Chemistry from Bayero University Kano 1991 and 1999 respectively. Kurawa also obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Bristol, United Kingdom in 2005.

Career

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Kurawa was the Lecturer under faculty of Science of Bayero University Kano, Department of Chemistry where he held so many responsibilities from committees member, Level Coordinator, up to Head of Chemistry Department in 2011 and became the Dean, Faculty of Science in 2015 and also promoted to the rank of professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the same year.[1]

Kurawa was appointed Rector of Kano State Polytechnic in 2016 by Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje[2] where he served for four years[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] and he was appointed the 3rd substantive Vice-Chancellor of Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano on 2 October 2020 by the Governing Board of the University[10][11] where he assumed office on the 22nd October 2020.[12] Kurawa was also a member of the tenth (10th) Governing Board of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Kurawa had a lot of publications within and outside the Nigeria.[24][25][26]

References

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  1. ^ "16 BUK Lecturers Elevated To Rank Of Professors". Nigerian Scholars. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  2. ^ NGstudents (2016-03-29). "Kano State Poly Management & Governing Board Dissolved". NGstudents.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  3. ^ gamjireporters (2019-05-05). "EFFORTS WERE BEEN MADE TO RESTORE THE FAST ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND STATUS OF KANO STATE POLYTECHNIC – PROF. KURAWA". GAMJI REPORTER'S. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  4. ^ NGScholars03 (2020-02-25). "Kano State Polytechnic 7th Combined Convocation Ceremony Programme of Events ⋆ NGScholars". NGScholars. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "KANOPOLY 7th Convocation Ceremony Programme of Events - MySchoolGist". www.myschoolgist.com. 2020-02-24. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  6. ^ 247ureports (2020-07-10). "Kano Poly Alumni Commends Ganduje's Support for Local Content Development Against COVID-19 * 247ureports.com". 247ureports.com. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Kano State Polytechnic's Education Technical Programmes Get Accreditation With NCCE, After 15yrs Wait". Kano. 2019-08-08. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  8. ^ "Kano State Polytechnic, Kano, | SEAIJA Showcase". seaija.in. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  9. ^ "7th Combined Convocation: Kano Poly Graduates Students | The Campus Watch". www.thecampuswatch.com. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  10. ^ "Yusuf Maitama Sule varsity appoints Prof Mukhtar Kurawa new VC – Dateline Nigeria". 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  11. ^ "Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano - Nigeria". www.nwu.edu.ng. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Prof. Kurawa assumes duty as new VC of YUMSUK". Daily Trust. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  13. ^ "JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD". www.jamb.gov.ng. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Prof Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa Archives". The Minute. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  15. ^ Kakaki24 (2020-10-16). "Farfesa Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa ya zama sabon shugaban Jami'ar YMS da ke Kano". Kakaki 24. Retrieved 2021-03-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Danmusa, Iro (2020-10-16). "JUST IN: Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano appoints new Vice Chancellor". Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  17. ^ "Meet Yusuf Maitama Sule University (YMSUK) Vice-Chancellor". Allschool. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  18. ^ Tracker, Nigerian (2021-02-04). "Kano Governor Accuses Former Leadership Of YUMSUK Of Partisanship". Nigerian Tracker. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  19. ^ "Kurawa assumes duty as YUMSUK new VC". Retrieved 2021-03-02 – via PressReader.
  20. ^ "Farfesa Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa Archives".
  21. ^ "IPage".
  22. ^ "View source for Mukhtar Atiku Kurawa", Wikipedia, retrieved 2021-03-02
  23. ^ Nmodu, Danlami (2020-11-13). "Out-of-School-Children Project: Provost mulls future collaboration with Kano University | Newsdiaryonline Nigeria". Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  24. ^ Sani, Salihu; Siraj, Ibrahim Tajo; Kurawa, Muktar Atiku (2020-06-01). "Green Synthesis of Nickel(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes of Bis(Imine) Schiff base Derived from o-vanilline and m-phenylenediamine". International Journal of Chemical Synthesis and Chemical Reactions. 6 (1): 31–43. doi:10.37628/jcscr.v6i1.950. ISSN 2582-5917. S2CID 225812467.
  25. ^ Kurawa, Mukhtar Atiku (2009). Solid State Synthesis of Metal Salts and Coordination Compounds. University of Bristol.
  26. ^ "COMPARATIVE ECOLOGICAL VARIATION AND IT'S [sic] EFFECT ON ABUNDANCE OF MOSQUITO POPULATION IN KURA AND DALA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KANO STATE NIGERIA". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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