 He served in the government of Niger as Minister of Mines and Energy from April 1993 to October 1994 and he held the same post for a second time from April 2011 to September 2011.He has served as Minister of Oil since September 2011, with responsibility for energy as well until October 2016.Gado studied physics at the University of Niamey and received a doctorate degree; later, he was a professor at the same university.