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Musa Salih Muhammad Date of birth: 23/02/1962 Gender: Nigeria Nationality: Nigerian Title of current post: Principal Archivist Date of appointment: (dd/mm/yy) 1989 With whom do you have your contract of employment? Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Source of personal salary support: Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria - Nigera Previous posts held: (list the most recent first) See summary of career below Dates Position Institution 23/11/1989 Assistant Archivist/Arabist National Archives of Nigeria 25/05/2000 Archivist/and Head of Archives/Arabic Ahmadu Bello University, kaduna Education/training: Date Degree Subject University/Institution 2011 2008 MIM Certificate Information Management,Archives and Records management Conservation in Box Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria National Archives / US Embassy 2007 2006 PGD IM IT Master Professionals Information Management IT Master Professional/ skills, A+PC Repair. Web Author Web Magmt, Multmedia, Web Deploper Ahmadu Bello Univeristy, Zaria African Vitual Uni./Newjersy Inst of Technology 2002 PGD IRD Int’l Relations & Diplomacy Kaduna Polytechnic kaduna 1993=98 Dip/HND Local Goverenment Studies Kaduna Polytechinic Kaduna 1984- 87 HIS/ Dip Sharia and Civil Law Katsina Polytechnic Katsina Summary of career to date, including key research achievements. 1989-present Responsible for all archives and arabic manucripts collection and government publications preservation and conservation activities and prepare simples/catalogues of archives materials/ arabic manuscripts Since 2000 supervise new materials end processing unit. Annually train 15+ IT undergraduate students who assist with manuscripts preservation/ conservation. Provide mould remediation service and preservation/conservation information and training to archives staff, Arewa House, staff and non-Wesleyan readers. Preservation/conservation resource for modibbo Ahamdu Fufore Manuscripts ,Ahmad Arabi, Special collections, pre and post Indepences of th defunct Northern Region. • Assistant Archivist/Arabist in charge of Arabic Manuscripts and Official Publication, National Archives of Nigeria, Kaduna 1st November 1989 to January 1994 • Senior Archives Assistant in Charge of Arabic Section and Official Publications National Archives Kaduna 1994-1999 • Principal Archives Assistant, in charge of Arabic Section and Special Archives Collection, National Archives of Nigeria, Kaduna 2000 • Archivist, Arewa House Archives, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna 2000 to 2006 • Senior Archivist, Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna 2006 to 2011 • Principal Archivist, Arewa House, Ahmadu Bello University, Kaduna, 2011 to date Publcations 1- Handlist of Arabic Correspondence in National Archives Kaduna.1996 2- Contribution to National Development of Federal, State, and Local Government Administration, case study of National Archives, Kaduna. 1998 3- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Secretariat Northern Provinces 3 vols.2002 4- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Government Publications 4 vols.2002 5- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Federal/Regional Census Board 2003 6- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Gaskiya Corporation Zaria 2003 7- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Executive Governor’s Office 2003 8- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Federal/Regional Electoral Board 2003 9- Arewa House Archives Simple List of Premier’s Office Collection 2003 10- Arewa House Archives Simple List of British Council Office 2003 11- Quest For Peace and Security: A Theory and Methodology towards Islamic International Relations.2001 12- Design and Development of Arewa Hosue Kaduna Intranet 2007. 13- Catalogue of Sheikh Ahmad Arabic, Arabic Manuscripts Collection 2008. 14- Catalogue of Modibbo Ahmadu Fufore Arabic Manuscripts Collection. 2009 15- Handlist of Alhaji Usnam Faruk Private Collection * available at http://sobawi.wordpress.com

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