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Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar is a Nigerian biologist and former Environment Minister of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Early life and education
Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar was born in Tudun Wada, Kaduna South of Kaduna State.
He earned his bachelor's degree in biology with a concentration in microbiology from Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington, his master's degree in resources management with a focus on natural resources management from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and his doctorate in watershed management from the University of Arizona in Tucson, all in the United States.
Career
He worked as a microbiologist at the NNPC Kaduna Refinery in Kaduna when he was serving in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). He worked at the Kittitas Country (Health Dept.), University of Arizona, E&A Environmental Services Los Angeles, California, Industrial Waste Investigator for the Municipality of Metropolitan Seattle, and Kittitas Country (Health Dept.). He also held a position at the Directorate of Planning, Research, and Evaluation in Nigeria.