ENGR. KASHIM ABDUL ALI

Engr. Kashim Abdul Ali was born on June 10, 1958 to the Ali family of Ofugo, Ankpa Local Government Area of Kogi State, where he had his early education.

After his secondary education, he wanted to be a fighter pilot, but a false blood genotype result however cut short the dream and an opportunity for possible fame for a young man, growing up in a military era.

He therefore proceeded to acquire a Higher  National  Diploma from Kaduna  Polytechnic, then a  Bachelor of  Engineering degree from the Federal  University of Technology, Owerri both in Civil Engineering, and several other professional trainings,  within and outside  Nigeria.

Professional Career

 Engr. Ali commenced his professional practice with the Benue State Government in 1982 and was involved in several engineering projects  few of which are:

• Direct labour construction of a 54m - length Reinforced Concrete Bridge at Ikpa-Mbatierev, on Wannune - Igbor Road;
• Planning/ProgressEngineer  responsible for the collation of designs and co-ordination of the annual  Traffic Census for Federal Roads with Benue state
• Resident Supervision forinternal roads and civil works in the Commissioners’ village and the Benue Hotel Markudi projects.
• Planning,  Engineering  Design and  Direct labor construction of erosion control structures  for heavily eroded sections of Anyigba -Idah  Road in Kogi State,  and part of Katsina-Ala township roads in Benue  State.

In  1992,  he joined the services of the  Federal   Capital   Development Authority  (FCDA)  as a Principal   Engineer,   and rose steadily with a trail  of legacy projects in Water supply and railway as a testimonial.

He was appointed Director/CE of the FCT Water Board in September

2005, where he proved his Midas touch, when under his leadership the Water    Board moved from a  distressed utility with heavy debts to a buoyant one with surpluses in the first year!  He repeated a similar feat in 2012,  on the  Abuja   Rail  Mass  Transit project,   moving the progress status rapidly,   and now running its planned schedule.

Engr. Ali has also served   nationally    in various   capacities   at a different time:

• Member,  Board   of  the  National   Inland   Waterways  Authority (NIWA)
• Member, Governing  Board of the National  Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI)
• Member, Nigeria  Integrated Infrastructure Master  Plan  (NIIMP) Committee
• Member,Vision 2020Steering Committee
• CoChair,  Infrastructure   Policy   Commission  of   the   Nigerian Economic Summit  Group  (NESG)
• Member,Policy Support Group  (Technical Advisory Committee of Nigerian Economic Management Team)
• SpecialAdviser  (Utilities)  to the FCT Minister.

Member of Inter-Ministerial  Technical   Committee on  Additional Potable  Water  Supply  Sources for the  Southern Part of the  FCT 2004. An avid and consummate professional engineer and recipient of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO)Presidential Gold medal, Engr. Kashim is a Registered  Engineer, Fellow and Past President of the  Nigerian   Society of  Engineers   (NSE)  and current   President of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria  (COREN).

He is also a Member of the National  Institute (mni), Nigerian Institute of Management  (NIM),  the  American   Water  Works  Association (AWWA), and a member of the governing board of the   International   Science, Technology and  Innovation Centre  (ISTIC) for South-South  Cooperation under the auspices of the UNESCO.

He holds the royal title of Olimene-Ataby His Majesty, the Attah  Igala and Galadima Ankpa by His Highness,  the Eje of Ankpa.

A family man and great respecter of women, Engr. Ali enjoys reading, current affairs, travelling,   walking and watching extreme sports. He is happily married to Hajiya Hadiza Ali and they are blessed with children.