Meet new NAHCON boss, Jalal Arabi
President Bola Tinubu has appointed new Chairman of National Hajj Commission of Nigeria Jalal Ahmad Arabi.
Tinubu in a statement made available by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the outgoing Chairman Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan was asked to proceed on three months leave.
“The President has directed the outgoing Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Alhaji Zikrullah Kunle Hassan, to proceed on three-months pre-retirement leave as provisioned by Public Service Rule (PSR) 120243 with effect from October 18, 2023, leading to his eventual retirement from service on January 17, 2024,” the statement read.
Our correspondent reports that Arabi is an indigene of Gombe State, he hails from Nafada Local Government Area.
BARRISTER JALAL AHMAD ARABI OON. FNC, NEW NAHCON CHAIRMAN.
He hails from Nafada in Nafada Local Government Area of Gombe State. He is an accomplished Lawyer and a seasoned administrator who has served the Country at different capacities. He started his working career at the Ministry of Justice, Bauchi, Bauchi State as a State Council in 1985. In 1990, he joined the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources as a legal Officer and Personnel Assistant to the Honourable Minister. He later became legal adviser to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (S.G.F.).
He was later deployed to the Federal Ministry of Transport in 2000, Ministry of Defence in 2003 and State House of Council in June, 2007. He was appointed Permanent Secretary in 2015 and retired in August, 2020 having served for thirty-five (35) years.
He holds a Chieftaincy title as the Magajin Gari, Nafada.
