Hameed Ali

Hameed Ibrahim Ali CFR (born 15 January 1955) is a retired army officer and former Comptroller General of the Nigerian Customs Service from 2015 to 2023.

[2] Coming from a Buharist political background, he has promoted trade protectionist and strict law and order policies within the Buhari administration.

[10] A journalist who reported on the story published an article in a local magazine, was allegedly arrested, severely beaten, then taken to the Government House and further tortured.

[12] After his military retirement, he became secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum – a political and cultural association of leaders in Northern Nigeria, and a supporter of Muhammadu Buhari's presidential campaigns.

[17] As comptroller-general, he has been pragmatic in office, tackling many chronic problems in service including personnel shortage, corruption and border insecurity.

[21] In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.