Alhaji Adam Baba Mohammed was born on the 16th of June, 1960 and hails from Nguru, Local Government of Yobe State. He attended Yerwa Practice Primary School from 1967-1974, Yerwa Govt. Secondary School Maiduguri from 1974-1979, and the National Bureau of Statistics Training School Ibadan from 1986-1988. He went for further studies at the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu from 2000-2003, he further obtained a B.Sc. in Accounting from the University of Maiduguri in 2007.

He began his work experience as an Assistant Enumerator on the 27th of July, 1983 and rose to the position of a Statistical officer in 1988. He was a member of the Yobe State Audit Team from 2002-2008, Chief Auditor Local Accounts from 2010-2012 and Director, Local Government Accounts from 2013-2014. He was Deputy Auditor-General (Local Government Accounts) from 2014-2018 and was appointed Board Member of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) representing the North-East Geo-Political Region on the 9th of December, 2019 by President Muhammadu Buhari. He is married with children.