Meet Amina J Mohammed , The UN Deputy Secretary General .
13/11/2025. www.arzeeka.com Written by Muhammed Gambo. Amina Jane Mohammed was born on June 27, 1961, in Liverpool, England, to a Nigerian father of Fulani origin and a British mother. Her father was a veterinarian officer, while her mother worked as a nurse. As the eldest of five daughters, she grew up in a multicultural home that blended the values of two continents. Although she was born in the United Kingdom, Amina spent much of her childhood in Nigeria, where she attended primary schools in Kaduna and Maiduguri before completing her secondary education at the Buchan School on the Isle of Man. In 1989, she studied at Henley Management College in England, and after completing her education, her father encouraged her to return to Nigeria to contribute to national development. Amina J Mohammed Amina’s professional journey began in 1981 when she joined Archcon Nigeria, an architectural design firm associated with Norman and Dawbarn in the United Kingdom. Her early exposure to desi...