Rabiu Kwankwaso

Nigerian politician

Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE, FNIQS (born 21 October 1956) is a Nigerian politician who was the Governor of Kano State, minister of depence of the fourth republic and senator.[1]

Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso

Senator of the Federal Republic
In office
11 June 2015 – June 2019
Preceded byBasheer Garba Mohammed
Succeeded byIbrahim Shekarau
ConstituencyKano (Central Senatorial District)
Governor of Kano State
In office
29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015
DeputyAbdullahi Umar Ganduje
Preceded byIbrahim Shekarau
Succeeded byAbdullahi Umar Ganduje
In office
29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
DeputyAbdullahi Umar Ganduje
Preceded byAminu Isa Kontagora
Succeeded byIbrahim Shekarau
Minister of Defence
In office
July 2003 – May 2007
Minister of StateRoland Oritsejafor
(2003 to 2006)
Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi
(from August 2006)
Preceded byTheophilus Danjuma
Succeeded byYayale Ahmed
Personal details
Born (1956-10-21) 21 October 1956 (age 67)
Kwankwaso, Northern Region, British Nigeria
(now Kwankwaso, Nigeria)
NationalityNigerian
Political partyPeople's Democratic Party (1998-2014; 2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Peoples Front of Nigeria
(1989)
Social Democratic Party
(1989–1993)
All Progressives Congress (2014–2018)
RelationsAbba Kabir Yusuf
(son-in-law)
Alma materMiddlesex Polytechnic
Loughborough University of Technology
OccupationPolitician, civil servant and engineer
Kano State in Nigeria

References change

  1. Bisalla, Suleiman M. (11 January 2011). "Kwankwaso, Yuguda, Albishir win tickets". Daily Trust. Abuja: Media Trust Ltd. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2011.