Abubakar-Surajo Imam, a lieutenant colonel, has achieved the
feat of being the first serving army personnel to become a professor.
Imam is from the department of mechatronics engineering,
Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Kaduna.
AM Tukur, registrar of the NDA, announced the promotion in a
statement on Friday.
Tukur said the promotion was ratified during the NDA council
meeting in September and took effect from October 1, 2023.
The registrar said the council’s decision was a reflection
of the confidence and recognition of the contributions of Imam to his
department.
Tukur said the new professor has provided exemplary services
and upheld the standard of excellence expected in his field.
“This recognition not only honours Professor Imam but also
highlights the commitment of the Nigerian Defence Academy to acknowledging and
rewarding outstanding contributions within its academic community,” NAN quoted
Tukur as saying.
“On behalf of the
Commandant and staff of the Academy, I sincerely congratulate you on your
well-deserved promotion.
“It is expected that you will continue to work hard to
justify the confidence.”
WHO IS IMAM?
Imam, who hails from Kankia in Katsina state, has a
bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Bayero University, Kano.
He also holds master’s and PhD degrees in mechatronics and
robotics from Newcastle University, United Kingdom.
Imam joined the military as a member of short service
combatant course 32 and was assigned to the army’s corps of electrical and
mechanical engineering.
He later converted to regular commission and served in
numerous units including 1 base workshop, technical group EME, HQ Nigerian Army
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers Corps, and Defence Industries Corporation
of Nigeria (DICON).
The professor is an examiner and member of the central
selection committee for master’s and PhD candidates sponsored by the Petroleum
Technology Development Fund (PTDF).
He is a researcher with DICON, the Defence Research and
Development Bureau (DRDB), Abuja, Command Engineering Depot (CED), Buffalo
Engineering Technology (BET), and the National Agency for Science and
Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI).
Imam is also a researcher with the Air Force Institute of
Technology, Kaduna, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and Aliko Dangote
University of Science and Technology in Wudil, Kano state.
The NDA said the new professor has attended over 40
international workshops and numerous seminars.
He has also presented papers at several conferences in the
United Kingdom, Spain, Egypt and the United States of America.
Imam currently serves as the head of NDA’s department of
mechatronics engineering and he is also the director of the Centre for
Innovation and Creativity.
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