Alex Kadiri
Nigerian politician (born 1942)
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Alex Usman Kadiri (// ⓘ; born 21 June 1942) is a Nigerian politician who was the senator representing Kogi East senatorial district from 1999 to 2007.[1][2]
June 21, 1942
Alex Kadiri | |
|---|---|
| Director-General of the Federal Ministry of Water Resources | |
| In office January 1990 – February 1995 | |
| President | Ibrahim Babangida |
| Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from Kogi East senatorial district | |
| In office 1999–2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Ugbane |
| Constituency | Kogi East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alex Usman Kadiri June 21, 1942 Odu, Dekina LGA, Kogi State, Nigeria |
| Party | All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), All People's Party (APP) |
| Children | 4 |
Early life and education
Kadiri was born on 21 June 1942 in Odu, Dekina in Kogi State, Nigeria.[3] He went to Quartic school and Native Authority, a school in Odu, where he grew up. He proceeded to PSS in Ogene, for his secondary education from 1962 to 1966. However, he left for Maiduguri to study in HSC government school (1967-1968). Kadiri furthered to the University of Ibadan, where he graduated with degree in Physiology and Human Anatomy.[3] In 1974, he left for the University of Leeds, where he earned his PhD.[3]
Career
Upon his return, he served as a member of board and committee of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 1981.[3] In 1989 after the recreation of FM WE by former president Ibrahim Babangida and Abubakar Habu Hashidu became the minister while Kadiri became the Director-General, an office he worked for 1990 till 1994.[4]
Personal life
Kadiri is a Roman Catholic. He married Pauline Osude in Leeds and had five children.[3]
