Abubakar Umar Suleiman was turbaned as the 11th Emir of Bade

Bade Emirate

The Bade Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria. Alhaji Abubakar Umar Suleiman is the 11th Emir of Bade , of the Bedde dynasty, turbaned on 12 November 2005....

 (Mai Bede) on 12 November 2005. He is head of the traditional state of Bade with headquarters in Gashua

Gashua

Gashua is a community in Yobe State in northeastern Nigeria, on the Yobe River a few miles below the convergence of the Hadejia River and the Jama'are River. Average elevation is about 299 m. The population in 2006 was about 125,000....

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Yobe State

Yobe State is a state located in Northern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on August 27, 1991. Yobe state was carved out of present-day Borno State. The capital of Yobe state is Damaturu.-Geography:...

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Nigeria

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Biography

Abubakar was born in January 1962 in Gashua of the Bedde dynasty.
He attended Borno college of basic studies (1980 - 1981) and then Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in Nigeria and second largest in Africa, second only to Cairo University, Egypt. It is situated in Zaria. It was founded on October 4, 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria....

, Zaria

Zaria

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 (1981 - 1983) where he earned a Diploma in Insurance.
Later he studied at the University of Maiduguri

University of Maiduguri

The University of Maiduguri is located in Maiduguri, a city in Borno State in northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government in 1975, with the intention of its becoming one of the country's principal higher-education institutions...

, gaining an advanced Diploma in public Administration in 2002.

Abubakar started work at Africa Bank Nigeria in 1984, moving to Premier Commercial Bank in 1989 and then to Yobe State Saving and Loans bank (1994 to 1995).
He was appointed Chief accountant of the Governor’s office in Damaturu

Damaturu

Damaturu is a Local Government Area in Yobe State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Damaturu, the State capital.The postal code of the area is 620....

 (1995 - 1996), then Director of Finance and Supply (1996 - 2005).
On 12 November 2005 he was appointed Mai of Bade by Yobe State Governor Bukar Abba Ibrahim after the death of his uncle, Mai Saleh.
He became Deputy Chairman of the Yobe state council of chiefs.
Abubakar has been active in promoting immunization against Polio in the state, working with the World Health Organization

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...

to help overcome fears that the vaccine is dangerous.