By Uzair Adam
Renowned academic and former Minister of Education and Petroleum, Professor Jubril Aminu, died at the age of 85.
The Daily Reality gathered that Professor Aminu passed away on Thursday in Abuja after a prolonged illness.
A prominent diplomat, medical doctor, and politician, Professor Aminu will be laid to rest in his hometown of Song Local Government Area, Adamawa State, following funeral prayers at 2:00 p.m. today at the Abuja National Mosque.
Professor Aminu’s career spanned decades of public service. He graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1965 as the best student from the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan.
He earned a PhD in Medicine from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London, in 1972.
He served as Minister of Education and later as Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources between 1989 and 1992. Professor Aminu was Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2003 and represented Adamawa Central as a senator from 2003 to 2011.
He also participated as a delegate in the National Constitutional Conference from 1994 to 1995.
While leading the Petroleum Ministry, he was elected President of the African Petroleum Producers’ Organisation in 1991 and later served as President of the OPEC Conference from 1991 to 1992.