Abubakar Umar has more than four years of experience in education and the rights of persons with special needs. Abubakar is senior education officer at Jigawa State School for the Hearing Impaired, Hadejia, Jigawa State, Nigeria, focusing on educating the Deaf, designing curricula, and counseling students. Abubakar also volunteered at Special Education School, Kuka Bulukiyya, Kano State, for two months in 2018, and he served as a community service officer at Special Education School, Tudun Maliki, Kano State, for one year from 2020 to 2021. Abubakar holds various positions in organizations related to persons with disabilities. For example, Abubakar is currently secretary general of Jigawa State Association of Persons with Disabilities. Abubakar holds a bachelor's degree in Special Education and Geography. Abubakar is committed to making the world an inclusive place. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, Abubakar plans to work on reshaping the special education system and disability rights advocacy in Nigeria and beyond to provide equal education and end inequality and injustice.