Back بشیر صالحی مگاشی Persian Bashir Salihi Magashi Hausa Магаши, Башир Салихи Russian Bashir Salihi Magashi Yoruba
Bashir Salihi Magashi | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Mansur Dan Ali |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Badaru Abubakar |
| Military Governor of Sokoto State | |
| In office August 1990 – January 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Muhammad Daku |
| Succeeded by | Yahaya Abdulkarim |
| Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy | |
| In office June 1998 – May 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Air Marshal Al-Amin Daggash |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen P.G. Sha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1949 Northern Region, British Nigeria (present-day Kano State, Nigeria) |
| Education | |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Nigeria |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1968–1999 |
| Rank |  Major general |
Bashir Salihi Magashi CFR CON (born 1 October 1949) is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the defence minister of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023.[1] He served as governor of Sokoto State from August 1990 to January 1992 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida,[2] and as commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy from 1998 to 1999.
- ^ "MAJOR GENERAL BASHIR SALIHI MAGASHI (RTD) – Ministry of Defence". Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 23 December 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2010.