Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau CFR GSS, psc, ndc, fwc(+) (born 14 March 1954) is a retired Nigerian army general and politician who served as Chief of Army Staff from 2008 to 2010 and in President Muhammadu Buhari's Cabinet as Minister of the Interior from 2015 to 2019.

He is a Criminologist well known for his contribution In the field, and he is also focused on the study and care victims of crime, disaster and conflicts.

[citation needed] In 1979, Dambazau attended the US Army Military Police School at Fort McClellan.

He also served as chief instructor, Support Weapon Wing of the Infantry Centre and School from 1999 to 2001 and later as directing staff at the National War College from 2004 to 2006.

Carried our reforms of the 4 agencies under the Ministry, creating seamless process of career progression, especially for training, appointments and promotions.

Introduced biometrics and digitalized the international passport, including advance Travellers information in partnership with the INTERPOL.

He redesign the prison system to reduce the population of awaiting trials inmates, by ensuring that they have their days in court without necessary delays due to poor logistics.

He created a SITUATION ROOM for the coordination of the activities of all security and public safety agencies, especially in response to emergencies.

He developed the idea of establishing the INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC SECUTITY for the strategic training of senior officers in the security agencies.

He created the AGRO RANGERS in the Civil Defence Corps for the protection of agricultural investments for individuals, groups and institutions against attacks from bandits and other criminals.

He designed strategy in partnership with the EU on irregular migration of Nigerians to Europe taking advantage of the well funded EU program on reverse migration for the training of stranded Nigerians in useful skills, especially the victims of human trafficking.

He built a befitting office for the Minister, even he did not occupy it before he left, and the same time gave the old structure of building in the Ministry a face lift and refurbished.

He initiated the resettlement of Nigerian refugees in Cameroon, who were displaced by Boko Haram insurgency.

He is the founder and chairman Tinubu 4 Good Governance, for the 2023 Presidential Campaign In Kano State and the northwest in general.

Health and Human service award by Kent state university Ohio USA.

Awarded the colonel pyar Lal memorial Gold medal for the best thesis at the National Defence College New Delhi India.

Ankrah Hall distinguished award at the Ghana Armed Forces Staff College.

His hobbies include listening to music, watching documentaries, playing golf and conducting scholarly research.