A Nigerian pharmacist, former Registrar, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria.
and the current National President, Ahmadu Bello University Alumni Association.
He was elected President of the alumni association in August 2015 at the Annual General Assembly (AGA) of the association.
The assembly was attended by delegates from over 25 states.
Prior to his election, he was the substantive Deputy National president of the association.
He succeeded Princess Henrietta Ogan, the immediate past president of the association.
He was the pioneer Director of Pharmaceutical Services in the ministry of heath, Kaduna State and also the pioneer Dean of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kaduna State University since he joined the University in 2012.In addition to his contributions to the field of pharmacy and academics, he is also a pundit and health advocate.
In May 2009, during the opening of the workshop on records management organized by the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria in the Northern region of Kaduna state, he lamented on the activities and incessant increased in numbers of unregistered patent medicine vendors and the risk it posed on the heath of the people in Kaduna State.
Tijjani was among the top Northern professional published by Leadership Newspaper in September 2013.