Speaker

Engr. Dr. A. R. Kamal started his engineering career at the University of Ilorin where he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Mechanical Engineering in 1991. He also holds a Masters in Engineering (M.Eng.) Mechanical Engineering in 2001 from the same University. His quest for knowledge spurred him to obtain a PhD in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Ibadan in
2016.

A. R. Kamal is a COREN registered Engineer. He is a member of the following
professional bodies:

 Fellow Nigerian Society of Engineers (FNSE)
 Fellow Nigerian Institute of Agricultural Engineers, (FNIAE);
 American Society for Agriculture and Biological Engineering (ASABE);
 International Soil Tillage Research Organization (ISTRO); and
 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

He joined the civil service (National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM)) in 1994 as a Mechanical Engineer and rose to the position of a Director (Engineering) in 2015. He was appointed the Acting Executive Director of the
National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization in October 2022. He was thereafter appointed, the substantive Executive Director/CEO of the Centre on the 19th April 2023.

Engr. Dr. Kamal has excellent and captivating records in both Engineering and Management with over 25years experience. He has contributed in great measure to agricultural mechanization in the country through the development of several agricultural equipment capable of transforming the sector. Some of his salient achievement in agricultural equipment development is the development of a Yam Mound Making Implement, 2-Row Cassava Planter, 3-Row and 4-Row Multi-Seed Planters, 15-Row Rice Seeder, Rice Transplanter, Briquette Making Machine to mention a few.

He is a prolific writer and researcher with many researches and publications to his credit. He has also attended several workshops, conferences and presented several papers both locally and internationally. He is happily married and blessed with Children.