Col. Hameed Ibrahim Ali (Rtd)

Colonel Hammed Ibrahim Ali was born on January 15, 1955. He was Military Administrator of Kaduna State, Nigeria from August 1996 – August 1998 during the

military regime of General Sani Abacha. He is married and blessed with 4 children.

Col. Hammed Ibrahim Ali holds a Bachelor and Masters degree in Criminology.

He was appointed as the Comptroller-General of Customs on August 27, 2015 by General Muhammadu Buhari, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Prior to his appointment as the new Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Ali was the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari prior to his assumption of office as the president of Nigeria.

After retirement, as a Nigerian Army Colonel, he became Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum, a northern lobbying group, and a supporter of Major General Muhammadu Buhari in his bid to run for president.