English: Name: Balarabe Abbas Lawal

Date of Birth: 5th February 1958 Place of Birth: Kachia, Kaduna State Local Government of Origin: Zaria State of Origin: Kaduna Marital Status: Married e-mail Address : balarabeabbas@yahoo.com

Educational Background

• Kofar Kuyambana Primary School (Town School Number One Zaria): 1964 to 1970 • Barewa College Zaria : 1971 to 1975 • Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology, Zaria : 1976 to 1978 Interim Joint Matriculation Board Certificate ( IJMB) • General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Nov 1977 • Ahmadu Bello University Zaria : 1978 to 1981. B.sc Political Science 1981 • Ahmadu Bello University Zaria : 1984 to 1986. M.sc Political Science 1987

Professional and Executive Management Courses

• General Management Course (GMC) At Administrative College of Nigeria (ASCON) Topo-Badagry, Lagos,1989. • Management Trainers Course (MTC) At Thames Valley College now Thames Valley University Slough UK. 1990. • Privatization and Infrastructure Development Course at the Center for Financial Engineering and Development (CFED) Washington DC, USA. June 1993. • Public Private Partnership Course at the Institute of Public Private Partnership (IP3) in Washington DC USA. • Managing People Well Course, Executive Management Development Program of Cranfield University, United Kingdom, October and December 1998. • International Visitor Program (IVLP) of the United States of America Department of State Washington DC April 2004. • Leaders in Development John F Kennedy School of Government, (Harvard University Boston, MA,) USA May 2005. • Schulich School of Business Executive Education Centre of York University, Toronto, Canada

Employment History

• Lecturer School of Basic Studies, Rumoula, Port Harcourt 1981 to 1982 (NYSC). • Lecturer College of Advanced Studies, Zaria. From August 1982 to July 1989. • Principal Management Development Officer Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) July 1989 to August 1991. • Principal Manager (Administration) National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) July 1991 to 1999. • Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Education Federal Ministry of Education Abuja. From September 1999 to February 2001. • Special Assistant to the Minister of State for Army, Ministry of Defence, Abuja From February 2001 to May 2003. • Special Assistant to the President in FCT and Chief of Staff to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. From July 2003 to July 2007. • Managing Director: Rightedge Property Nigeria Limited Abuja. From October 2008 to Date. • Currently engaged in Real Estate Development in Abuja, Kaduna and Zaria. • Also engaged in Agricultural Activities which involve Poultry, Animal Livestock and Crop Cultivation spread around Zaria Metropolis.

Ad hoc Responsibilities and Board Appointments

• Speaker: Ahmadu Bello University Students Representative Assembly 1980/81. • Member Board of Directors: Arewa Hotel Limited Kaduna, 1981 to 1983. • Member Board of Directors: Gaskiya Corporation Zaria. • Secretary General: Peoples Redemptions Party PRP Kaduna State 1980-1982. • Secretary National Electric Power Authority Asset Disposal Committee. • Secretary Universal Basic Education Launching Committee, Federal Ministry of Education. • Member, Ministry of Defence Management Tenders Board 2001 to 2003. • Member, Federal Capital Territory Administration Executive Council 2003 to 2007. • Member, FCT Security Committee 2003 to 2007. • Chairman FCT Area Council Joint Accounts Board 2006 to 2007. • Director, General Purpose Directorate of the Steering Committee of Nasir El-Rufa'i Campaign Organization from July 2014 to 5th December, 2014. • Director of General-Purpose Committee of the Kaduna State APC Campaign Council 23rd December, 2014 to 12th April, 2015. • Chairman Kaduna State Transition Committee of Incoming Government 13th April, 2015 29th May, 2015. • Secretary to Kaduna State Government from 29th May 2015 to 29/05/19.

• Re-appointment as Secretary to Kaduna State Government on 3rd June, 2019 to date.