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Newsone had reported earlier that Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari today, May 27, appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff (CAOS) to replace the recently demised, General Ibrahim Attahiru who died in a fatal plane crash en-route Kaduna State along with other senior officers and crew members.
Major General Farouk Yahaya biography, Checkout profile of new Chief of Army Staff
Name
Farouk Yahaya
Real Names
Major General Farouk Yahaya
Date of Birth
Born on 5th January 1966
Age
55 Years
State of Origin
Zamfara State
Tribe
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Occupation
Army Officer
Religion
Muslim
Rank
Major General
Known for
Chief of Army Staff
Net Worth
Under Review
Major General Farouk Yahaya Educational Background
Major General Farouk Yahaya.
Major General Farouk Yahaya attended Nigerian Defence Academy and the University of Salford, Manchester, England.
He holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in History and Masters Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy.
Major General Farouk Yahaya has attended the following courses:
Young Officers Course Infantry.
Machine Gun Officers Course.
Air Defence Platoon Commanders Course.
Basic Range Management Course.
Junior Course.
Company Commanders Course.
Senior Course.
Commanding Officers Course.
National Defence Course in Chile.
Major General Farouk Yahaya Career
Major General Farouk Yahaya joined the Nigerian Army as a a member of 37 Regular Course of the Nigerian Defense Academy Kaduna. He was a commander of the Division 1 of the Nigerian Army.
Major General Farouk Yahaya Awards
Major General Farouk Yahaya is well decorated with so many honours and awards as follows:
Forces Service Star (FSS).
Meritorious Service Star (MSS).
Distinguished Service Star (DSS).
Grand Service Star (GSS).
Passed Staff Course Dagger (+).
Fellow National Defence College Chile.
Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group Medal (ECOMOG Medal).
Command Medal (CM).
Field Command Medal (FCM).
General Operations Medal (GOM).
Silver Jubilee Medal (SJM).
Golden Jubilee Medal (GJM).
Major General Farouk Yahaya Promotion
Major General Farouk Yahaya has always been promoted as at when due;
Lieutenant 27th September 1990
Captain 27th September 1994
Major 27th September 1998.
Lieutenant Colonel 27th September 2003.
Colonel 27th September 2008
Brigadier General 27th September 2013
Major General 27th September 2017.
Major General Farouk Yahaya Appointments
Major General Farouk Yahaya’s appointments held include:
Platoon Commander 181 Mechanised Battalion.
Platoon Commander 82 Mechanised Battalion.
Company Second in Command 81 Battalion.
Aide de Camp to Kano State Administrator.
Company Second in Command 20 Battalion
Commanding Officer 7 Battalion.
General Staff Officer Grade 2 Army Headquarters Department of Training and Operations (Field Exercises).
Staff Officer Grade 2 (Administration) Headquarters Guards Brigade.
Staff Officer Grade 1 Headquarters Guards Brigade.
Garrison Commander, Guards Brigade.
Directing Staff, Armed Forces Command and Staff College.
Deputy Director Military Secretary 3, Department of Military Secretary (Army).
Deputy Director Military Secretary 2, Department of Military Secretary (Army).
Deputy Director Research and Development, Army Headquarters Department of Policy and Plans.
Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Operation Pulo Shield.
Deputy Military Secretary 1, Department of Military Secretary (Army).
Principal General Staff Officer to the Honourable Minister of Defence, Ministry of Defence.
Commander 4 Brigade Nigerian Army.
Commander 29 Task Force Brigade, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
Director Manpower, Army Headquarters Department of Administration.
Military Secretary (Army), Department of Military Secretary (Army).
General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army.
Theatre Commander, Operation LAFIYA DOLE.
Theatre Commander Operation HADIN KAI.
Major General Farouk Yahaya Personal Life
Major General Farouk Yahaya is happily married and the marriage is blessed with 4 children. At his leisure, he enjoys reading ,travelling, cracking jokes and listening to local music.