Farouk Salim
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Farouk Salim | |
|---|---|
| Director General,Standard Organization of Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2020 | |
| Appointed by | President Muhammadu Buhari |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Washington University, USA |
Farouk Salim is a Nigerian pharmacist and graduate of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria who is the new director-general of Standards Organisation of Nigeria, (SON), one of the list of government agencies of Nigeria under the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment responsible for the regulation of manufacturing standards in the country.[1] [2]
Mallam Farouk A. Salim holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy from the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. He started his career at the Nassarawa Hospital, Kano as Hospital Pharmacist and worked with Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, Lagos state as Medical Representative before relocating to the United States of America in 1990. He worked variously with different organizations in Missouri and Illinois in the United States of America as a Clinical Pharmacist, staff pharmacist and allergy specialist, consultant partner, consultant pharmacist, and lastly as clinical pharmacist with Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, the USA from 1993.[3] He is also known to have been the former national president of Pharmaceutical Association of Nigeria where he showed commendable management expertise in successfully coordination the students during his tenure.[4]
Political career[edit]
Before his appointment as the director general of Nigeria's standard organization, he engaged in various political activities where he held several positions in the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC)including Deputy National Chairman, APC- USA; Member, Mobilization Committee of APC Presidential Campaign 2015; Secretary, Congress Appeals Committee for APC, Kwara State, 2014; Chairman, Registration Committee for APC, Kogi State, 2014; Chief Protocol Officer, CPC (Congress for Progressive Change) Presidential Campaign 2010; and Buhari Presidential campaign in the USA since 2013.[5]
As director general of Standard Organization of Nigeria[edit]
Since his appointment as the chief executive of the apex agency of standardization in the country he has pledged commitment to ensuring the agency lives up to its mandate, Thisday Newspapers reported that "he has stressed the need for an authentication scheme to empower consumers at the point of purchase. He, however, lamented the current situation where the agency is unable to carry out quality verification of all its regulated imported products at the points of entry nor accost suspected substandard products outside the ports. Salim maintained that SON was set up to provide technical assistance and support to genuine local manufacturers as well as protect them from unfair competition from substandard products. Speaking in Kano State during a working visit to the national vice president of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), North West Zone, Alhaji Ali Madugu, the SON chief executive, nonetheless, acknowledged the sacrifices on the part of manufacturers through investment in infrastructure, creation of job opportunities and regular payment of taxes as part of growing the country’s wealth and assured them of his commitment and support. Highlighting the need for products authentication system, he said, “We need a symbiotic relationship to succeed without loss of business and relevance.” He stated that efficient service delivery remained his focus and invited MAN to pull forces together with SON for collective success in the interest of the Nation’s economy and the wellbeing of its people. The SON DG further urged MAN and other stakeholders to look forward to seamless and robust deployment of information communication technology to enhance the agency’s delivery of efficient services and an appreciable reduction in turnaround time for standards development, product certification and registration amongst others. He also called for partnerships to protect their brands through the deployment of a product authentication scheme to empower Consumers at the point of purchase. He insisted that SON would not back down from implementing the law by diligent prosecution of standards infractions.” Salim said: “We need to partner with MAN to protect genuine manufacturers and legitimate importers by sharing intelligence to apprehend and prosecute standards infractions. With adequate consequences for actions, most people will follow the rules”.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Emejo, James (2020-08-27). "Buhari Appoints SON New DG". Thisday Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Functions of Standard Organization of Nigeria". Info Guide Nigeria. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ Aondofa, Chila (2020-08-02). "Brief Profile of Farouk Salim". The Abusites. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ "Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Commends the President for Appointing their Member". The Guardian. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ Obayendo, Temitope (2020-09-22). "SON's New Director General, Farouk Salim". Pharma News Online. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
- ↑ Emejo, James (2021-01-15). "SON DG Speaks on Safeguarding Consumers". Thisday Live. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
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