His Excellency Tijjani Muhammad-Bande
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office September 17, 2019 – September 15, 2020
Preceded by	María Fernanda Espinosa
Succeeded by	Volkan Bozkır
Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations
In office 2017–2019
Director-General National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies
In office April 2010 – February 2016
Vice Chancellor Usman Danfodio University
In office 2004–2009
Director-General African Training and Research Centre in Administration for Development[1]
In office January 2000 – February 2004
Personal details
Born	(1957-12-07) December 7, 1957 (age 67) Kebbi State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigeria
Children	4
Alma mater	Ahmadu Bello University (B.Sc) Boston University (M.A) University of Toronto (Ph.D)

Tijjani Muhammad-Bande (OFR) (born December 7, 1957) is a Nigerian political scientist, administrator and career diplomat.^[2] He was the President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2019 to 2020.

He was the permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations and was the Vice-President of the General Assembly during its 71st session in September 2016.

On June 4, 2019 he was elected the President of the 74th session of the Assembly to replace María Fernanda Espinosa in September 2019.^[3]

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