Rank Major general | Name Muhammad Idris Years of service 1980 – | |
Preceded by Maj-Gen. E. Onwuamaegbu Alma mater Nigerian Defence AcademyNational Defense UniversityNational War CollegeUniversity of Balochistan | ||
Succeeded by Maj-Gen. M.T. Ibrahim | ||
Major General Muhammad Inuwa Idris (born in 1960) was the 26th Commandant of the Nigerian Defence Academy. He was appointed Commandant on December 26, 2013 and succeeded as Commandant by Major General M.T. Ibrahim on August 9, 2015.
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Background & education
Gen. Idris enlisted as Officer Cadet at the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1980 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1983. He was posted to the Infantry Corps on commission but was redeployed to the Intelligence Corps.
Maj Gen Idris holds two master's degrees from the US National Defense University (NDU) in Washington DC: the first is Master of Science in National Security Strategy obtained from the National War College while the second is Master of Arts in Strategic Security Studies obtained from the College of International Security Affairs. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in International Counterterrorism from NDU, a bachelor's degree in War Studies from University of Baluchistan, Quetta, Pakistan; and a Postgraduate Diploma, in Diplomatic Studies from the University of Westminster, London, UK.
Career
Prior to becoming Commandant of the NDA, Maj Gen Idris was the Deputy Commandant and Director of Studies of the Nigerian National Defence College. His previous assignments include: