Engr. Hyelni Haruna Bassi

Engr. Hyelni Haruna Bassi was born on the 21st of December, 1968 in Hawul Local Government in Borno State. He attended Gamadadi Primary School Jauro Garga for his Primary school certificate in 1980. He went to Government Community Secondary School, Biu, Borno State in 1985. He obtained his National Diploma in Irrigation Engineering at Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State in 1988. He later proceeded to University of Agriculture, Abeokuta for his   Bachelor of Agro-Meteorology & Water Management  in 1994. He had Diploma  in Air Traffic Control Services in 1998. In 2005, he went to Federal University of Technology, Minna for his Masters Tech Degree in Meteorology, Certificate Area/Airways Procedural Control in in 2008 at Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria. In 2012, he got Surveillance of Service Providers (International) at FAA Academy in United State of America. Also in 2017 he had his Surveillance of Service Providers (International) at FAA Academy in U.S.A.. Mayflower College, United Kingdom in 2018 with Course for Aviation Ratters.

He work as Assistant General Manager, Air Traffic Control Operations, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) from 2010 to 2013. From 2014 to 2016 he work as Deputy General Manager, Air Traffic Control Operations, in NAMA. He became Deputy General Manager, Licensing in Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) June, 2016 to March, 2017. From March2017 to December, 2019, He became Ag. General Manager, Licensing Inspectorate. He recently promoted to the position of General Manager of Licensing in Directorate of Operations, Licensing and Training Standards (DOLTS) from January 2020 to date.

Other professional qualifications obtained include: Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Association, International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Association (IFATCA), Nigeria Meteorological Society, Institute of Model Management and Administration of Nigeria.

He is happily married with children.

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Engr. Hyelni Haruna Bassi

GM, OPERATIONS, LICENSING AND TRAINING STANDARDS (DOLTS)