
As part of his last minute assignments, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace, Senator Hadi Sirika, in less than seven days to leave office, has appointed Mr. Kabir Mohammed as the new Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
Mohammed takes over from Capt Rabiu Yadudu who was appointed a little more than four years ago on May 20, 2019.
Though there was no reason given for the change but it may not be unconnected with Yadudu’s comment at the site of the demolished buildings in Ajao Estate that should he continue as the Managing Director of FAAN he would continue to apply a human face to the issue of encroachment on airport land but should another take his place and decide to be brutal, he would not be doing anything wrong.
The incoming Managing Director prior to his appointment, served as the Regional General Manager North Central, and Airport Manager, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
In January 2022, he was appointed the Chairman of aviation roadmap implementation committee, a position he held concurrently with General Manager, Special Duties at FAAN.
He served variously in the presidency, office of the secretary to the government of the federation (1992 to1994); office of the head of state, commander-in-chief (principal secretary’s office (1994 to 1998); Special Assistant to the Minister of environment (1999); Special Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2000); Personal Assistant to the Chairman, National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria, Port-Harcourt (2001); Personal Assistant to the Chairman, Frenchies Limited (2002); Personal Assistant to Chairman, A & Hatman Limited; Administrative Manager, Interlinks Insurance, Abuja and Admin Manager, First Medical and Sterile Products, Calabar (2003 to 2006).
Besides, he worked as Special Assistant to the Managing Director, FAAN (2006 to 2007); Head of SERVICOM, MAKIA, FAAN, Kano (2008 to 2009); Chief Liaison officer, FAAN Liaison Office, Abuja (2009 to 2014); Chief of Staff to the Managing Director /CEO FAAN Headquarters, Lagos (2014 to 2017); Director, Lagos Operations, Standards Organisation of Nigeria (2017 to 2020); General Manager, Special Duties (2020 to 2022).
Mohammed has undertaken International Civil Aviation Organisation /Airport Council International (ICAO/ACI) courses on air transport system (Gulf Centre for Aviation Studies, Abu Dhabi); airport operations safety and security; airport commercial and financial management and airport planning, development and environmental management and airport safety management system implementation at GMR Aviation Academy, India.
He also attended the airport environment management course at GCAS Abu Dhabi, UAE in fulfilment of the requirement for the attainment of certification as an international airport professional.
Mohammed is an alumnus of the International Visitors Leadership Programme of the United States Government (2007 Transparency and Good Governance).
He has a diploma in Airport Executive Leadership ACI/Concordia University, Certificate on Integrated Safety Management System from Singapore Aviation Academy, Management Certificate in Civil Aviation from ICAO/Concordia University comprising Certificate in Strategic Management, Certificate in Human Resources and Certificate in Business Strategy; Certificate in Runway Safety Management (ACI); Certificate in Airport Business Operations (ACI), among other qualifications.