Ambassador Idris Waziri headed the Nigeria

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n Federal Ministry of Commerce, until the June 2006 cabinet reshuffle, when he was replaced by Aliyu Modibbo Umar.

Waziri gained a degree at 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

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, then joined the government as an administrative officer.
He had a successful career, becoming a Permanent Secretary and then Commissioner of Finance, Commerce and Industry, retiring in 1993.
He then worked in private industry.
He was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party

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 (PDP)
In 1999, President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him Nigerian Ambassador to Pakistan.
He was appointed as Minister of Commerce in July 2003.

During his tenure as commerce minister, Waziri was known for his enthusiasm for exporting cassava.