Alhaji Ahmed I. Yakasai mni, FPSN - Director

Kachallan Kano is an accomplished Pharmacist and Independent Consultant with comprehensive background in pharmaceutical fields and international marketing with bias in Search and Social Media marketing and Public-Private Partnerships. He has a long-distinguished career in various fields of Pharmacy, Healthcare Research, Engineering and Construction, Telecoms and Regulatory Affairs with over 41 years’ experience.

He is the immediate Past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) from 2015 – 2018 and is also an Honorary Consul-General of Pakistan in Nigeria and Founder/CEO, Pharmaplus Nigeria Limited, Multiplus Resource Limited and Blue Quest Engineering and Construction Company Limited.

He obtained his first degree in Pharmacy from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1983 and so many post-graduate courses including International Marketing (Search and Social Media Marketing) 2014 – 2015 from University of Salford, Manchester UK. Alhaji Yakasai attended the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru , SEC 42, 2020 and graduated with Member National Institute (mni) on 12th December 2020.

Ahmed worked variously in both the public and private sectors: Two terms Commissioner in Kano State, First, he was Commissioner of Commerce, Industry, Cooperatives and Tourism (2005 – 2010) and was redeployed to the ministry of Land and Physical Planning from 2010-2011. Alhaji Yakasai was also former Vice President, Kano State Chamber of Commerce.

He is a Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Fellow of Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, Fellow of the West African Postgraduate College of Pharmacists, Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Chartered Chemists, Fellow of Professional Excellence Foundation of Nigeria amongst others.

Yakasai Ahmed is also on the board of several companies.