Mohammed Kaliel

Mohammed Bello Kaliel joined the army in 1967. From 1972–1974, he was an instructor at the Nigerian Defence Academy. In February 1976, Mohammed Kaliel was appointed governor of Bauchi State by the head of state, General Murtala Muhammed, shortly before he was killed in an abortive coup attempt. Taking office in March 1976, he brought a team of experienced civil servants from Maiduguri to establish the new state's administration. He found a state with no electricity and limited water supply from boreholes, and made improving this basic infrastructure his first priority. Kaliel was Commandant at the Nigerian Resettlement Center, Lagos from 1978–1980, Director of Logistics and Defence (1980–1981) and Commandant, Brigade of Guards, Lagos (1981–1984). ==Later career==

Kaliel retired shortly after the coup in 1984. After the restoration of democracy in May 1999, he was appointed Federal minister of Water Resources between 1999 and 2001. He was replaced in a cabinet shuffle on 13 June 2001. In May 2005, he was appointed to the board of All States Trust Bank Plc. ==References==