HIS EXCELLENCY. AMBASSADOR MUHAMMAD HARUNA MANTA

High Commissioner of Nigeria to South Africa and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and eSwatini.

His Excellency Ambassador Muhammad Haruna Manta arrived in South Africa on 22nd July 2021 as High Commissioner of Nigeria to the Republic of South Africa and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and eSwatini.

He holds a degree in Geography, and Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations, and a Master's Degree in Public & International Affairs. Since joining the Nigerian Federal Civil Service as Foreign Service Officer in August 1981, he has worked at the Embassies of Nigeria in Accra, Ghana; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Dhaka, Bangladesh; Khartoum, Sudan.

At home, he worked as Assistant Director, Office of the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, 2003 – 2007; Director and Head of Liaison Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lagos,2007 – 2010; Member, Nigeria Delegation to Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) Ministerial Conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1996, 1998, 1999 & 2000; Member, Nigerian Delegation to African Union (AU) Summit 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014 and 2015;

Secretary to Amirul Hajj and Federal Government Delegation to Hajj, 2006/2007; Director,  Office  of  the Permanent  Secretary,2013–2016;

He was born in Minna, Niger State of Nigeria on 20th October 1957. He Enjoys Reading, charity, and sports.

He Is Married And Blessed With Children.