BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF CAPTAIN HY ALIYU – BURSAR ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA
Captain Hassan Yahaya Aliyu was born 3 December 1979 and hails from Kaduna South Local Government of Kaduna State. He was enlisted into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on 19 August 1999 and commissioned as a Sub Lieutenant on 26 September 2004. He was promoted Captain (Nigerian Navy) on 19 August 2022 and he is an Accountant with over 20 years of post-graduation experience in the discipline.
He obtained his Berchelor’s degree in Accounting from the prestigious Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna in 2003 and went on to obtain Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy from the same institution in 2016.
The senior officer has attended several military courses which include Basic Account and Budget Course at the Nigerian Navy College of Account and Finance (NNCAF) at Owerrinta in Abia State. He also had both his Junior and Senior Staff Courses at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji Nigeria as well as the Naval Warfare Course at the Naval War College of Nigeria. He recently completed the higher Defence and Strategic Studies Course at the National Defence College Nigeria in 2024.
He had certifications on Policy Formulation and implementation as well as Peace Support Operations Courses at the National Defence College Nigeria. As part of his quest to enhance his professional competence in his chosen field, he is an active member of the world Bank, International Monetary Fund and African Development Bank newsletter group subscribers.
Aliyu has held various positions of responsibility throughout the course of his career including Staff Officer Cash at Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) VICTORY, Calabar from 2007 to 2008, Instructor at the Naval Wing of the NDA from 2010 to 2011, Base Account and Budget Officer (BABO) at LUGARD, Kogi State, from 2011 to 2013, College Accounts and Budget Officer Nigerian Naval College Onne Portharcourt from 2013 to 2015 and Staff Officer Audit at the Naval Headquarters in 2015. Other positions held by the officer include Staff Officer Training at the NNCAF from 2016 to 2017, BABO NNS PATHFINDER from 2017 to 2018, Staff Officer Accounts at Headquarters Naval Training Command Apapa, Lagos in 2018, Deputy Director Budget at Defence Space Administration Abuja from 2018 to 2019, BABO Naval Unit Abuja from 2019 to 2020 and Command Account and Budget Officer at Headquarters Eastern Naval Command Calabar from 2021 to 2023.
He had various training on Tax Practice Sector with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria in 2016 and international training on Accounting, Auditing and Finance at the institute of Knowledge Development and Productivity Instanbul, Turkiye in 2023. He also had certifications in cost and management Accounting as well as in Forensic Accounting investigations. He recently wrote an article on unique sport of Archery for the Nigerian Navy in Eastern Tide publication in 2023.
Capt Aliyu has various awards and decorations including Forces Service Star (FSS), Meritorious Service Star (MSS) as well as the Pass Staff Course (psc) from the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, Fellow Naval War College (fnwc) from the Naval War College of Nigeria and Fellow Defence College (fdc) from the National Defence College Nigeria.
He is happily married to Mrs Maimuna Abdulkadir Salisu and blessed with 3 boys and a girl. Hobbies include farming, Tennis, Archery as well blue economy and marine tourism.