BACKGROUND

BIODATA

a.​Name: Suleh Abubakar Abdul

b.​Rank:​ AVM

c.​Speciality: Aircraft Engineering

d.​DOB:  31 May 1971

e.​Marital Status: Married.

f.State of Origin: Niger State

g.​LGA:​Bida

2. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND YEARS OBTAINED

a. Air Force Secondary School Kaduna from Oct 1983 to Dec 1988.

b. B Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Nigerian Defence Academy from 16 Aug 1990 to 17 Aug 1994.

c. Specialist course on Corrosion Prevention and Management in engineering infrastructure at the University of Lagos in May 2000.

d. MIAD from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria in Oct 2008.

e. Msc in National Security and War Studies from the National Defence University Islamabad in Aug 2017.

3. MILITARY COURSES ATTENDED WITH DATES

a.​Nigerian Defence Academy from 16 Aug 1990 to 17 Sep 1995.

b.​Orientation Engineering Course at the Officers Engineering School, NAF Institute of Technology from Mar 1996 to Aug 1997.

c. Jnr Staff Course at AFCSC Jaji in Jan 2001.

d. Snr Staff Course at AFCSC Jaji in Jun 2005.

e. National Defence University Islamabad Aug 2017.

 

4. APPOINTMENTS HELD

a.​OC Line Services Sqn at 407 ACTG Kainji from Oct 1997 – Oct 1998.

b.​OC Aircraft Services Sqn at 407 ACTG Kainji from Oct 1998 – Jul 1998.

c.​ECO at 011 PAF Abuja from Oct 2007 – Aug 2017.

d.​SO1 Log at 011 PAF Abuja​​“

e.​FTO at 011 PAF Abuja​​​“

f.​CO Admin of the 011 PAF Abuja​‘

g.​Comd 431 Engr Gp – Oct 2018 to Jan 2020

h.​DMSM at HQ NAF   -  Jan 2020 to Mar 2021

i.​DR&D at HQ NAF   – Mar 2021 to Sep 2021

J.​DMSM at HQ NAF   – Sep 2021 to Jul 2023  

k.​DProc at HQ NAF   – Jul 2023 to Sep 2024

l.​DEO at DSA ​   – Sep 2024 to Aug 2025

M.​DAE at HQ NAF      – Aug 2025 to Oct 2025

5. MEMBERSHIP OF INSTITUTIONS/ASSOCIATIONS

a.​Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)

6. AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSES ATTENDED WITH DATES

a.​NAFTRAC on the Alpha-Jet aircraft in Sep 1998.

b.​Dornier-228 aircraft Type Maintenance Training in Jun 2007.

c.​Gulfstream V aircraft Type Maintenance Training in Oct 2007.

d.​Rolls-Royce BR710 engine Maintenance Training in Jul 2008.

e.​Gulfstream 550 Differences Training in Aug 2012.

f.​Hawker 4000 aircraft Type Maintenance Training in Jun 2015.

g.​Pratt & Whitney 308 engine Maintenance Training in Jun 2015.

7. SPACE COURSE ATTENDED

a.​Introductory Course on Space for Senior Management in Nov 2024.

b.​Leadership Course in Data Mining and Geospatial Intelligence in Jan 2025.