Mohammed Daggash
| Mohammed Sanusi Daggash | |
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| National Representative for Marte, Monguno, and Nganzi | |
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In office 1999–2003 |
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| National Senator for Borno North | |
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In office 2003–2007 |
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| Preceded by | Maina Maaji Lawan |
| Succeeded by | Maina Maaji Lawan |
| Minister for National Planning | |
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In office July 2007 – October 2008 |
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| Succeeded by | Shamsuddeen Usman |
| Minister of Works and Housing | |
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Assumed office 6 April 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Hassan Muhammed Lawal |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 December 1961 Kingston Upon Thames, United Kingdom |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Profession | Architect, Politician |
Mohammed Sanusi Daggash is a Nigerian architect and economist who was elected a member of the National House of Representatives in 1999, and became Senator for Borno North (Borno State) in 2003. President Umaru Yar'Adua appointed him Minister for the National Planning Commission of Nigeria in July 2007, and relieved him of his post in October 2008. He was again reappointed as Minister for Works in April 2010 by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan.
Mohammed Sanusi Daggash was born on 22 December 1961 in the United Kingdom but is an indigene of Kironewa, Marte Local Government Area, Borno State. He attended the Capacity School, Kaduna (1966–1973) and the King’s College, Lagos (1973–1978). He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1978, obtaining an MSc in Architecture in 1984. Daggash served under the NYSC scheme (1984–1985) with the Ministry of Works and Housing in Borno State. In 1985, he became a Commonwealth Scholar, attending University College, London where he attained an M.Sc in Development Economics in 1986. He also attended a graduate program in Harvard University in 1988.
Returning to Nigeria in 1986, Mohammed Sanusi Daggash established a Consultancy Firm (Mass Consult – Nigeria) in Kaduna. In 1989, he was appointed to the Nigeria Football Association Board for a four-year period. He worked in various jobs in consultancy and construction until he joined Politics during the Sani Abacha period. In 1995, he started study for a Masters in Public Administration, and was awarded the degree in 1998. He was a member of Finance Committee of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP). Later he was a founding member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and served on the National Establishment Committee. He was elected into the House of Representatives National Assembly of Nigeria in 1999 for the Marte, Monguno, and Nganzi constituency of Borno State.
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