Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad

He was the Executive Director Operations at eN Consulting and Projects Limited; and in December, 2019 the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari appointed him to head Rural Electrification Agency.

He was the chairman/founder of FlexiSaf Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides educational services and supports to less privileged children, including Almajiri children in Northern Nigeria. In 2019, he led his team to set up a school known as Accelerator Learning Program (ACCLEARN) at Rugga Village Wuye, Abuja to teach out-of-school children.

Between 2009 and 2012, Ahmad, a renewable energy advocate, worked with Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Program (SURE-P), respectively. At SURE-P, he led the development of a project that empowered over 50, 000 Nigerian youth.

He attended Essence International School, Nigeria and British Secondary School of Lome, Togo and later got admission to study Electronic and Electrical Engineering at University of Leeds, UK and graduated in 2006. He furthered his education to Masters on Project Planning and Management from CADD Abuja and Masters in Development Studies at Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, Nigeria in 2008 and 2018 respectively.

Ahmad Salihijo Ahmad (born October 20, 1983) is a Nigerian Engineer and renewable energy advocate. He is the current Managing Director of Nigerian Rural Electrification Agency.

Ahmad Salihijo was born on October 20, 1983 to the family of Late Mr. Ahmad Salihijo from Adamawa State, a foremost consultant to Petroleum Development Fund(PTF). He is the first son of Mr. and Mrs Ahmad Salihijo.