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Hassan Muhammed Lawal

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Hassan Muhammed Lawal
Minister of labour and health
In office
2004 – 17 December 2008
Succeeded byAdetokunbo Kayode
Minister of works and housing and urban development
In office
17 December 2008 – 17 March 2010
Succeeded byMohammed Sanusi Daggash
Personal details
Born(1954-10-12)12 October 1954
Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
Died24 March 2018(2018-03-24) (aged 63)
Political partyAPC

Hassan Lawal Nelly CON (12 October 1954 – 24 March 2018)[1] was a Nigerian politician who served as a Minister for 7 years, (Minister of labour), ( Minister of Health), (Minister of Works).

Background

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Hassan was born in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) in 1978 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1979. He later obtained an LLM and PhD in Law from University of Warwick, England. He was appointed Sub-Dean of the faculty of Law of the University of Jos and head of the Department of Private Law (1987 - 1990).[2]

Leaving academia, Lawal became the Company Secretary and Legal Adviser of the NNPC Refinery Company in Port-Harcourt (1990-1995). From 1995 to 1997 he was the Special Assistant to the Minister of Petroleum Resources. He was appointed General Manager Services of the NNPC Joint Venture, NAPIMS in 1997.[2]

Political career

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In 1998, Lawal retired from NNPC and entered politics in 1999. In 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Shippers Council, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Transport.[2]

President Olusegun Obasanjo appointed him Federal Minister of Labour and Productivity in 2004.[3] He was retained in this position in July 2007 by President Umaru Yar'Adua.[4] In a cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister of Works and Housing on 17 December 2008.[5] He left office in March 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet. He died after a brief illness and left behind five male children.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "OBITUARY: Former Minister, Hassan Lawal Is Dead". Archived from the original on 2018-03-26. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr. Hassan Muhammed Lawal CON". FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT. Archived from the original on 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  3. ^ "Nigerian cabinet: A mixture of old and new". IOL. July 27, 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-16.
  4. ^ Omipidan, Ismail; Lucky Nwankwere (2007-07-25). "Senate drops Agusto as minister". Daily Sun On-line. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2007-08-20.
  5. ^ Nosike Ogbuenyi, Abimbola Akosile and Sufuyan Ojeifo (19 December 2008). "Yar'Adua Renews His Mission". ThisDay. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  6. ^ Daniel Idonor (17 March 2010). "Jonathan Sacks Ministers". Vanguard. Retrieved 2010-04-16.