Brainnews return with the biography of Major General Farouk Yahaya, the new Chief Of Army Staff in Nigeria.
Summary of Farouk Yahaya’s biography
Farouk Yahaya: Chief of Army Staff
Incumbent
Assumed office: 27 May 2021
Preceded by: Ibrahim Attahiru
Commander of Operation Lafiya Dole
Preceded by: Ibrahim Attahiru
Personal details:
Born: 5 January 1966 (age 55)
Bodinga, Sokoto State
Alma mater: Nigerian Defence Academy
Salford University
Military service
Allegiance: Nigeria
Branch/service: Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg Nigerian Army
Rank: Major General.
Farouk Yahaya (born January 5, 1966) is a Major General who is the current Nigerian Army’s Chief of Army Staff appointed by the president of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari on 27 May 2021 after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in Beechcraft King Air 350i plane crash near Kaduna International Airport. Videos from the plane crash scene are posted on multiple online platforms.
Major General Farouk Yahaya is a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna. Shortly after he was announced as the new COAS, the Nigerian Army released his profile.
Military career
Prior to his appointment as the Chief of Army Staff, Farouk was the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Theatre Commander of the Counter Terrorism and Counter Insurgency military outfit in North Eastern part of Nigeria.
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