Newsry News
28 June, 2023
Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu is the fifth and current President of the Council. From January 2005 to
December 2013, he was Representative of Nigeria on the ICAO Council.
He served as the governing
body’s First Vice-President and as Chairman of both its Technical Co-operation and Finance Committees.
He also served as Chairman of the ICAO Council Working Group on Governance and Efficiency (WGGE)
and as Chairperson of the Steering Committee of the ICAO Comprehensive Regional Implementation
Plan for Aviation Safety in Africa (AFI Plan).
Dr. Aliu graduated in 1983 with a MSc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering from the Kiev Institute of Civil
Aviation Engineers. He obtained a PhD in 1987. He holds an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer’s License
with multiple ratings and is an ICAO certified SMS Instructor.
He holds an IATA Diploma in Civil Aviation
Management as well as a Graduate Certificate in Air and Space Law from McGill University, Canada.
Dr. Aliu’s extensive professional experience in civil aviation is enormous and he is an asset to the state and Nigeria.
He hailed from Ikare Akoko, Akoko North East local Government , Ondo State.
