The ignorant question about “What El-Rufai does for a living aside politics since 1999”
Dr UCHE DIALA
Politics And Public Service Are Noble Careers; For Those Who Understand Their Essence And Who Practice Them Conscientiously And For The Public And Common Good.
Not to dignify the ignorant and irresponsible question asked, rather to educate and teach the teachable, below in bullet points is the abridged profile and records in academics, private and public service and politics of Mallam Nasir El-Rufai alongside those of three accomplished American politicians and public servants.
I hope it educates and inspires someone.
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🇳🇬 NASIR AHMAD EL-RUFAI
(Nigerian Politician)
Born: 16 February 1960 (Daudawa, Faskari LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria).
1976: Graduated from Barewa College, Zaria.
1980: Graduated from Ahmadu Bello University Zaria with a bachelor’s degree in Quantity Surveying (1st class honours).
1984: Received a Master of Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
1982 – 1998: Founded and managed El-Rufai & Partners, a quantity surveying consulting firm with three partners.
▪︎ In addition to his practice, held management positions with two international telecommunications companies, AT&T Network Systems International BV and Motorola Inc.
1998: Resigned as managing partner, El-Rufai & Partners.
1998 – 1999: Economic Advisor to then Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar.
1999 – 2003: Inaugural Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), and Secretary of the National Council of Privatisation (NCP).
2003 – 2007: Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja.
2008: Received a Law degree from the University of London.
2009: Received a Master’s degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University.
2008 – 2009: Received the Kennedy School Certificate in Public Policy and Management as an Edward A. Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management.
2013: Deputy National Decretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
2015 – 2023: 22nd Governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria.
December 2023: Co-founded a venture capital firm based in Abuja, FCT with a US$100 million investment commitment to promote the economy of northern Nigeria.
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🇺🇸 JOSEPH ROBINETTE BIDEN Jr.
(American Politician)
Born: November 20, 1942 (Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.).
1965: Graduated from the University of Delaware.
1968: Graduated from the Syracuse University College of Law.
1969: Practiced law, first as a public defender and then at a law firm.
1970 – 1972: Member New Castle County Council.
1973 – 2009: U.S. Senator.
2009 – 2017: 47th Vice President of the United States of America.
2021 – 2025: 46th President of the United States of America.
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🇺🇸 JOHN SIDNEY MCCAIN III
(American Politician)
Born: August 29, 1936 (Coco Solo, Panama).
Died: August 25, 2018.
1958: Graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and received a commission in the U.S. Navy. Became a naval aviator and flew ground-attack aircraft from aircraft carriers.
1973 – 1974: Attended the National War College at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.
1981: Retired from the U.S. Navy.
1983 – 1987: Member U.S. House of Representatives (Arizona).
1987 – 2018: United States Senator (Arizona).
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🇺🇸 BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA II
(American politician)
Born: August 4, 1961 (Honolulu, Hawaii, United States).
1983: Graduated from Columbia University in with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and later worked as a community organizer in Chicago.
1988: Enrolled in Harvard Law School.
1992 – 2004: Became a civil rights attorney and an academic, teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
1997 – 2004: Illinois State Senator (13th district).
2004 – 2008: United States Senator representing Illinois.
2009 – 2017: 44th President of the United States of America.
#PostScript: Nasir El-Rufai is sure in healthy company when it comes to politics and public service. People should learn to play politics with a sense of decency, responsibility and decorum.
©️ Uche Diala
