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Dr. Ahmed Adamu: Chairperson, Commonwealth Youth Council (2013-2016)

Dr. Ahmed Adamu was elected on November 12, 2013 as the first-ever Chairperson of the Commonwealth Youth Council (CYC), which is the largest youth-led organisation in the world, representing over 1.2 Billion young people from across the 53 Commonwealth nations worldwide. He represented his country in many international and commonwealth youth programmes, and was the pioneer Chief Whip of the Nigerian Youth Parliament. Dr. Ahmed is a youth development activist, and Petroleum and Development Economist. He was an International expert at United Nation’s Global Forum on Youth Policies; Member, Policy Strategy Group, United Nations’ World We Want; Member, International Panel of Judges for Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition; Observer member, International Youth Task force for 2014 World Conference on Youth; Member, Advisory group panel on 50th Anniversary of the Commonwealth Secretariat. He was the Nigerian youth observer at the ECOWAS parliament, and the founder and pioneer president of the League for Democratic Youth. Dr. Ahmed was a member of the Katsina state executive council committee on youth development, he also served as the secretary of the Nigerian constitutional review consultation committee, and was the founder and president of Oil and Gas scholars club. He is the founder and president of Katsina Debate Club, publicity secretary of Civil Liberties organization, Katsina branch, Secretary of Integrity club, among so many other past leadership responsibilities and experiences.

Dr. Ahmed holds PhD in Petroleum Economics from Newcastle University, United Kingdom; He is a University Lecturer, also a member of many international and national professional organizations. He published and presented many international and national academic papers, and participated in several international and national academic conferences. He published a book titled “Comparative Assessment of Petroleum Sharing Contracts in Nigeria”. He was honoured with the Global Achievers Award by the Global Achievers Awards, Outstanding Service Award by the Commonwealth, Award of Excellence by the Commonwealth Youth Council and African Achiever of the year for 2015 by the African Achievers Awards. He was also honoured as an inspirational Nigerian by Those Who Inspire Ltd. He also received award of excellence from the League for Democratic Youth, and was awarded as the most influential student union leader by the National Economics Students Associations (NESA). Dr. Ahmed is one of the most influential youth leaders in the world. As the leader of the biggest youth organisation in the world, he met with many global leaders and travel wide, he has recorded numerous achievements under his leadership as the CYC Chairperson. He is blessed with a son and a wife.

He writes on international and national development issues, and he mentors and inspires young people to dream higher and realise their potentials.

- Email: ahmadadamu1@gmail.com