assador , ▁Ext ra ordinary ▁and ▁Pl en ip ot enti ary , ▁to ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 2 0 0 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁by ▁President ▁Ol use gun ▁Ob as an jo ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁federal ▁Minister ▁of ▁In ternal ▁affairs ▁. ▁Amb assador ▁Mag aj i ▁was ▁super b ▁and ▁excellent ▁as ▁minister ▁of ▁In ternal ▁affairs , ▁it ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁national ▁ID ▁card ▁programme ▁and ▁distribution ▁was ▁en hanced ▁to ▁reach ▁all ▁corners ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁as ▁internal ▁affairs ▁minister ▁that ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁Security ▁and ▁Civil ▁Def ence ▁Corps ▁was ▁rest ruct ured ▁and ▁given ▁additional ▁function ▁in ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 6 , Am b assador ▁Mag aj i ▁Moh ammed ▁and ▁his ▁colle ague ▁Amb assador ▁Id ris ▁W az iri ▁the ▁minister ▁of ▁Com merce ▁res igned ▁to ▁contest ▁for ▁govern ors ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁states ▁as ▁the ▁rule ▁was ▁that ▁political ▁app o inte es ▁had ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁their ▁positions ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁contest ▁for ▁any ▁elect oral ▁office ▁at ▁that ▁t ome ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 7 ▁death s ▁Category : F eder al ▁minister s ▁of ▁Niger ia ▁Category : Inter