Mahmuda Mamman, hails from Potiskum, Yobe State. He holds a B.Sc in Political Science from the University of Maiduguri. He started his Federal Civil Service career in January 2001 as a Principal Administrative Officer and rose through Promotion to the position of Director (Administration) in January 2018.
In the course of his career, he served in various Ministries including, the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Federal Ministries of Education, Health, Transport, and Power as well as Ministry of Defence.
Before he was appointed Permanent Secretary, he was the Director, Human Resource Management at the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development.
Mr. Mamman was appointed as a Permanent Secretary and sworn in by His Excellency, President Muhammed Buhari in August 2020. Before his deployment to the Federal Ministry of Power, he was the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health from 13th August 2021 - 22nd May 2023, and Federal Ministry of Works and Housing from 22nd May 2023 - 9th January 2024. He was also the Permanent Secretary, Career Management Office (CMO), Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation from 20th August 2020 - 13th August 2021.
He spearheads the implementation of LEAD-P, the conversion of the Planning Officer, and started the process of implementation of the Performance Management System (PMS) among others before his deployment to the Federal Ministry of Health. He is happily married with children and enjoys farming and cattle rearing