Address

Permanent Home Address: Pantami Quarters, Gombe
Contact Address: Lake View Phase 2, SD 37, Abuja;

Contact Information

Email: contact@isaaliibrahim.com

Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami)

Honourable Minister

Federal Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy

Biography

Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) was born on 20th October 1972 in Gombe State, Nigeria. His mother was Hajiya Amina Umar Aliyu and his father was Alhaji Ali Ibrahim Pantami. Dr Pantami is an accomplished and seasoned IT professional with extensive local and international experience in diverse areas of Computing, Cybersecurity, Oil & Gas and Technology Management. Adept in handling administrative, leadership and academic responsibilities with an excellent degree of success. Held various academic positions in different Universities and resource person for many institutes including National Defence College, National Institute for Policy & Strategic Studies, Nigeria Army Resource Centre, and National Institute for Security Studies. Served as Convocation Lecturer to various Universities.
Educated at Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
(ATBU) Bauchi, Robert Gordon University, Scotland UK, Harvard University, University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, among others. Current Minister of Communications and Digital Economy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria since August, 2019 in addition to being the Chief Digital Officer of the Federation.
Also, former
Director General (DG)/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) as well as Nigeria’s Chief Information
Technology Officer (CITO)
; whereat the first ever department of Cybersecurity was established for the Agency.

Education

  1. 2014

    PhD in Computing & Information Systems

    The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
  2. 2012

    Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods

    The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
  3. 2011

    MBA in Technology Management

    ATBU, Federal University of Technology, Bauchi
  4. 2009

    MSc. Computer Science

    ATBU, Federal University of Technology, Bauchi
  5. 2003

    BTech. Computer Science

    ATBU, Federal University of Technology, Bauchi

Professional Appointments

  1. 2019-Date
    Honourable Minister
    Federal Ministry of Communications & Digital Economy
  2. 2016 – 2019
    Director General/CEO
    National Information Technology Development Agency, Abuja - Nigeria
  3. 2014 – 2016
    Ass. Professor & HoD Technical Writing
    International Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia
  4. 2013 – 2014
    Lecturer I
    Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi – Nigeria
  5. 2010 – 2013
    Lecturer II
    Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi – Nigeria
  6. 2007 – 2010
    Asst. Lecturer
    Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi – Nigeria
  7. 2004 – 2007
    Graduate Assistant
    Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi – Nigeria
  8. 2003 – 2004
    Programmer
    Abubakar Tafawa-Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi – Nigeria