Ibrahim Hussaini Doko


Professor Ibrahim Hussaini Doko is a Nigerian academics, lecturer, administrator and member of the Governing Board of the Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Nigeria. He is the director general and chief executive officer of Raw Materials Research and Development Council, Nigeria serving two terms from 2014 to 2019 and presently assumed office in April 2019.
He replaced Professor Peter Azikiwe Onwualu on his first appointment in 2014.

Education

He attended Primary School, North Doko from 1968 and graduated from Government Secondary School, Kontagora in 1979 obtaining his West African Examination Certificate with an outstanding performance. He graduated from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1984 with BSc in Textile Science and Technology winning the Oba of Benin Prize for Best Final Year Student in the department due to his resounding performance, also holds a PhD of Textile Science and Technology in Leeds University in 1993.
He was also awarded British Council Academic Fellowship award in 1986, Commonwealth Scholarship Award in 1988 and was honoured Grand Commander of African Youths in African Youth Council in 2004.

Career

Dr. Husseini result of excellence led him starting his public career offered a job as an Graduate assistant in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria after obtaining his National Youth Service Corps certificate in Borno State Council of Arts and Culture in 1985 from that in some year later he was made lecturer I, later in 1993 he joined the Raw Materials Research and Development Council service as chief scientific officer being assistant officer and in 1996 he became head of division of the Chief Scientific Officer.
He was later promoted rising from the head of division to deputy director in charge of Research, Evaluation and Monitoring at that position he in charge of office Coordinating and Investment Promotion and Consultancy Departments as head in states office and last post held before his appointed in 2013 as acting director was director in Charge of Industrial Chemicals and Mineral Department.
He was confirmed as director general by the Raw Materials Research and Development Council in March 2014. Before that he has served in several committee's both inter ministerial and councils board amongst are;
He is happily married with six children.