The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, has appointed Ambassador Ahmed Sule as Special Assistant on Diplomacy and Foreign Relations.
The Acting Spokesperson,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi Ebienfa announced the development in a statement on Thursday.
Amb. Sule is a Political Science graduate from Bayero University, Kano, and a retired Career Diplomat with over 30 years of experience.
Prior to his retirement from the Nigerian diplomatic service in 2024, he worked in various Directorates and Divisions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja.
He also served at the Permanent Mission of Nigeria to the United Nations, New York, USA; the Embassy of Nigeria, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; and the High Commission of Nigeria, Ottawa, Canada. He was also Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria in London, United Kingdom.
Ambassador Sule was appointed Principal Envoy of Nigeria to the Republic of India with concurrent accreditation to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021 and served meritoriously in that capacity between 2021 and December 2023.
While the Ministry of Foreign Affairs congratulates the seasoned diplomat on his appointment, he is expected to bring to bear his wealth of experience in the implementation of the Honourable Minister’s foreign policy drive.
