Abdul is the CEO of Aimex Focus Ltd. London. He is a specialist in PR/Media, Investment, Marketing, Project-design and Management Consultant. In addition he is a director of a couple of other companies, including City Wastes Bioenergy Solutions (CWBS) UK, Vassili Group and a trustee of a number of charities.
He has a Master’s Degree in financial journalism (1986/88), a post-graduate diploma in Berlin, Germany (1985) and higher level trainings including a scholarship to the English Speaking Union sponsored summer school at Christ College, University of Oxford, on leadership, communications, management and international relations (1989).
Abdul Tanko has worked for many publications in various capacities in London like the West Africa Magazine, African Times, Gemini News Service and Africa Economic Digest and once a correspondent of Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH (DPA; German Press Agency) in West Africa. He was publisher and Editor-in-Chief of an international business travel and investment magazine called AIMET International in London. Writing publications in some international media and speaking at many international forums, including business seminars at the World Bank Headquarters in Washington DC, African American Travel Association (ATA) Congress and Oil Spill Rapid Response on emerging economic development, international trade and tourism in Africa.
He has spearheaded various private and public organisations like housing associations, Excell Care Nursing Agency, Justicia Law firm in London and Home Office Youth Development Project in London and Sheffield.
As a consultant he has worked on projects in the Middle East, Asia, America, the Caribbean, Central and West Africa and is currently operating with special interest in renewable energy, commodities, mining, development projects, housing, tourism development, finance or project funding and education.
He has been honoured with some international awards in 2003 (1st International “Law & Democracy in Africa” by Africa Legal and Civil Right Centre Washington DC; 2004 (Caribbean Economic Empowerment Diaspora Foundation) and 2010 (UK-Pakistan Business Achievement Awards) for promoting understanding and economic wellbeing of developing countries and in certain institutions.
Mr. Tanko is currently working with team of educationists to establish the first non-profit private University in Africa called Africa Imperial University College (under the concept of social enterprise) and a dental/health centre with Indian doctors both of which he will head as the President.




