President and Chairman of Council of Nigerian Institute of Management Chartered (NIM), retired Maj.-Gen. Abdullahi Muraina, is dead.
He died at the age of 64.
This was disclosed by the acting Registrar of NIM, Mr Jude Iheanacho, in a statement on Saturday in Lagos.
Mr Muraina died from an ailment in a private hospital in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
The deceased joined NIM in 2003 as a member and elevated to the prestigious and highest professional membership grade of fellow in 2011.
The statement said, “He was elected to the institute’s council in 2014 and became the chairman of the audit committee between 2015 and 2017.
“Due to his consistent support of the institute’s programmes over the years, he was conferred the institute’s presidential award in 2014 and became national treasurer in 2017, deputy president in 2020 before being elected the 23rd president in 2021.
“Apart from being a fellow of NIM, Muraina was a fellow, Certified National Accountants and Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, Member, Institute of Directors Nigeria and an alumnus of the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru.
“His pedigree as a thoroughbred, seasoned and tested professional manager and military officer was never in doubt as he distinguished himself creditably in every assignment he was saddled with.
“He would be sorely missed by the institute and it is our prayers that his soul rests in absolute perfect peace.
“The burial arrangement will be announced by the family.”
