Former Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Professor Jibril Aminu has died.
He reportedly died at the age of 85.
Amin died on Wednesday in Abuja after a protracted illness.
Professor Aminu served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2003.
He later became a Senator, representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District from 2003 to 2011.
A respected heart specialist (cardiologist), Professor Aminu got his first medical degree from the University of Ibadan in 1965.
He later earned a PhD in medicine from the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School in London in 1972.
He is survived by two wives and nine children.
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