Professor Umar Garba Danbatta, is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Office (EVC/CEO) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), an erudite Engineer, and astute administrator.

Born in Danbatta Local Government Council of Kano State, Prof. Danbatta obtained his BEng, MSc degrees from the Technical University of Wroclaw in Poland and his PhD from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) UK respectively.

He served as a lecturer in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology of Bayero University Kano for 28 years, where he taught courses in telecommunications engineering and electronics and held academic positions of Dean of the Faculty and Head of Department at different times. His administrative responsibilities, included.

Prof. Danbatta has supervised more than 60 PhD, MEng and BEng projects in diverse areas of telecommunications. He has to his credit more than 50 articles in journals, conference proceedings and technical reports. He is also the author of a six-chapter, 167-page book titled Elements of Static Engineering Electromagnetics.

He is a Registered Engineer COREN. Fellow, Nigerian Society of Engineers and Fellow of the Renewable and Alternative Energy Society (FRAES).

Professor is an embodiment of Excellence, an epitome of humility and a leader per excellence. He is happily married with Children.

SPECIALIZATIONS

• Telecommunication Engineering and Electronics Control

• Telecommunication Engineering

• Telecommunication Engineering and Electronics Control