Umaru Mutallab
| Umaru Abdul Mutallab | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 December 1939 Katsina Town, Nigeria |
| Residence | Funtua, Katsina State |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | Barewa College, Zaria; Achimota College, Accra, Ghana; and South West London College, London |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Known for | Former Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria; father of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab |
| Title | Alhaji |
| Spouse(s) | 2 |
| Children | 16 |
| Awards |
Nigerian Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON); Italian Commander of the Order of Merit |
Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab (born 15 December 1939) is a Nigerian business and banking leader, and former minister of Economic Development under the military government of Murtala Mohammed. He played a major role in introducing Islamic banking into Nigeria. Mutallab was described by The New York Times as "among Nigeria's richest and most prominent men," by The Telegraph as being "one of Nigeria's most prominent bankers", and by The Guardian as being "one of the country's most respected businessmen". Mutallab's son, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, is a student who attempted to detonate plastic explosives aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009.
Mutallab was born to the family of Abdul Mutallab Barade, an officer in the Funtua Works Dept. He lives in Funtua, in Katsina State in Northern Nigeria, though reportedly the family owns homes in London and Ghana as well. The family owns at least three homes in Nigeria (in Abuja, Funtua, and Kaduna).
He attended Barewa College, Zaria, Achimota College, Accra, Ghana, and the South West London College, London. He was awarded an honorary doctoral degree by the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.
After completing his school certificate examinations in December 1959, the following January, Mutallab began work as a clerk with the firm of Pannell, Fitzpatrick and Company, Kaduna. He then traveled for further studies, returning to Nigeria in 1968, when he was appointed Chief Accountant of the Defense Industries Corporation of Nigeria. In 1971, he became the financial controller of the New Nigerian Development Company, Kaduna, before becoming the firm's General Manager in 1975. Mutallab was a Federal Commissioner (i.e., Minister) of Economic Development (1975), he was relieved of the position after the failed military coup that led to the death of Murtala Mohammed. However, he was later named the new Minister of Cooperatives and Supplies (1976). He was later a member of Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (1976–78). He left to serve as Executive vice-chairman, managing director, and CEO of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) (1978–88).
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