Abdul Maliki

Abdul Maliki CBE (1914–1969)[1] was a Nigerian diplomat and politician who was Nigeria's first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[2][3]

Abdul Maliki
Born1914
Died1969
Okene
NationalityNigerian

Early life

Maliki was born in 1914. His father was a traditional ruler of Igbirra people, Ibrahim Onoruoiza Atta of Igbirra kingdom in what is now Kogi State. His brother was Abdul Aziz Attah.[2]

Education

Maliki began his education at Okene Elementary School in 1923,[3] before proceeding to Bida Primary School in 1927 and later to Teachers Training College Katsina in 1929.[4] In 1950, he went to England for a local government training program.[2]

Career

Maliki started his career as a teacher in Okene Middle School in 1935. Later in 1936 he was appointed as supervisor for works in Okene, a position he held until 1939. He became the provincial clerk in Katsina from 1939 to 1940, and later assumed the position of the president of the Igbirra/Okene City Council before he traveled to England in 1950.[3] After his return from England, he joined the Northern People's Congress (NPC) and in 1952 he served as a member of the Northern Regional House of Assembly,[3] and also the Northern Regional Federal House of Representatives, a position he held until 1958.[2] In 1960 he was appointed the first High Commissioner to the United Kingdom before he was transferred to Paris as the Nigerian Ambassador to France.[5][2]

Later life and death

Maliki died in 1969 while on leave in Okene, Kogi State.[2]

Honours

He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1960. Two portraits of Maliki by Rex Coleman for Baron Studios are held in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London.[6]

References
  1. "Abdul Maliki, Alhaji (1914-1969)". UK Who's Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Makers Of Modern Africa: Profile in History (2nd ed.). United Kingdom: Africa Books Limited. p. 438. ISBN 0903274183.
  3. Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann (2009). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. United Kingdom: The Scare Crow press, Inc. p. 220. ISBN 9780810863163.
  4. Hubbard, James Patrick (2000). Education Under Colonial Rule: A History of Katsina College, 1921–1942. University Press of America. ISBN 978-0-7618-1589-1.
  5. "Abdul Maliki, Alhaji (1914-1969)". UK Who's Who. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  6. "Alhaji Abdul Maliki - Person - National Portrait Gallery". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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