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= Aliyu Abdulhameed =

Mr. Aliyu Abdulhameed was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) in December 2015.

Prior to his appointment as the MD/CEO, of NIRSAL, Mr. Abdulhameed worked as a pioneer Executive Management Team member of NIRSAL while it operated as a Project Implementation Office in the Central Bank of Nigeria between 2012 and 2015.

Early Life and Education
Mr Abdulhameed was born in Jimeta of Yola North Local Government, Adamawa.

He holds a B.Sc. in Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria as well as a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with specialization in Public Policy from the Nigerian Defense Academy (NDA) with a focus on the organic link between food security and national security. Mr. Abdulhameed also holds an Executive Masters Certificate in Project Management from the Project Management College (UK). He has attended many local and international trainings and seminars on agriculture financing, leadership and management.

Career
Mr. Abdulhameed started his career as staff of Kewalrams Afcot Group, pioneer backward integrators in the Cotton Textile Garment (CTG) value chain.