Mallam Dahiru was an active member of the SFH founding board and was committed to building an enduring local response to the health needs of Nigerians through foresight, humility and exemplary leadership. He was an outstanding representation of the best of humankind and a very experienced and learned person in his field. He lived dedicating his prime to transforming the lives of realities of hundreds young pharmacists and the improvement of pharmaceutical health systems in northern Nigeria.