Background
Wali, Sadiq Sulaiman was born on June 22, 1941 in Kano, Nigeria.
gastroenterologist internist physician
Wali, Sadiq Sulaiman was born on June 22, 1941 in Kano, Nigeria.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery with honors, U. Lagos, Nigeria, 1968; Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College Physicians, London, 1973; DTPH, U. London, 1974; Diploma international health planning, Johns Hopkins, United States of America, 1975.
Intern, Lagos U. Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 1968-1969;
resident, Lagos U. Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, 1969-1971;
registrar medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, 1971-1973;
consultant physician, Murtala Mohamed Hospital, Kano, Nigeria, 1974-1977;
lecturer, Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1977-1978;
senior lecturer, Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1978-1979;
commissioner health, Ministry of Health, Kano State, Nigeria, 1979-1981;
reader in medicine, Ahmadu Bello U., Zaria, Nigeria, 1981-1984;
chief personal physician to the President of Nigeria, Office of the President, Lagos, Abuja, 1984-1994;
chief medical director, Bayero U. Teaching Hospital, Kano, since 1989;
with, State House Clinic, Abuja, 1991-1994. Governing board member National Institute Medical Research, Lagos, 1988-1992. Foundation chairman Kano State Science School Management Board, 1977-1980.
Faculty board member National Postgraduate Medical College, Lagos, since 1993. Chairman National Committee Clinical Control HIVin Nigeria, 1991-1993. Foundation member Nigeria Committee on Smoking and Health,1990-, Committee on Control of Hepatitis B Infection, since 1989.
Fellow Royal College Physicians. Member of New York Academy Science, Nigeria Cancer Society, Lagos U. Alumni (distg. alumni award 1990).
Parents Sulaiman and Saudatu Umma (Umar) W. Married Hadiza Ibrahim Halilu, September 3, 1971. Children: Maryam, Ahmed, Ibrahim.