Muhammad Mahmood Abubakar

Abubakar at the United States Department of Agriculture on April 6, 2022. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar (born on 30 December 1958) is a Nigerian biologist and former Agriculture and Environment Minister of Nigeria.

Early life and education Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar was born in Tudun Wada, Kaduna South of Kaduna State.

He earned his bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in microbiology from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, his master's degree in resources management with a focus on natural resources management from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and his doctorate in watershed management from the University of Arizona in Tucson, all in the United States.

Career He worked as a microbiologist at the NNPC Kaduna Refinery in Kaduna when he was serving in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He worked at the Kittitas County Health Department, University of Arizona, E&A Environmental Services Los Angeles, California, Industrial Waste Investigator for the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, and Kittitas County (Health Dept.). He also held a position at the Directorate of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in Nigeria.