Aliyu Mai-Bornu

Aliyu Mai-Bornu
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
In office
25 July 1963 – 22 June 1967
Preceded by Roy Pentelow Fenton
Succeeded by Clement Nyong Isong
Personal details
Born 1919
Died 23 February 1970

Mallam Aliyu Mai-Bornu (1919 - 23 February 1970) was a Nigerian economist, and the first indigenous Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.[1]

Birth and education

Mai-Bornu was born in 1919 of Kanuri origin.[2] He attended Yola Middle School, and was admitted to Kaduna College in 1938, graduating in 1942 as an English language teacher. Mai-Bornu taught English at Yola Middle School (1942–1946) and then Kaduna College (1946–1954). He was briefly House Tutor at the Veterinary School in Vom in 1954. He then studied Economics at Bristol University in the United Kingdom (1954–1957).[1]

Career

Mai-Bornu returned to Nigeria and obtained a post as Administrative Officer with the Northern Nigeria Public Service (1957–1959). He was seconded to the Central Bank of Nigeria in 1959 as an Assistant Secretary, rising through the ranks until being appointed Deputy Governor in 1962. Mai-Bornu was Governor of the Central Bank (1963–1967). After leaving the bank, he was appointed Director and General Manager of the Nigerian Tobacco Company (1967–1969). He served on the Board of Directors of the company until his death on the 23rd of February, 1970.[1] His portrait features on the 1,000 Naira note brought into circulation of October 12, 2005.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alhaji Aliyu Mai-Bornu". http://www.cenbank.org/AboutCBN/RetiredExecutive.asp?Name=Alhaji+Aliyu+Mai-Bornu. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  2. ^ Yushau Shuaib (22 April 2007). "Those Tribal Marks On Naira Notes". ThisDay. http://allafrica.com/stories/200704230312.html. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  3. ^ Adekunle Adesuji (29 September 2009). "A Brief History of Naira". Daily Champion. http://allafrica.com/stories/200909290748.html. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
Governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria