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 by | Basheer Garba Mohammed |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Shekarau |
| Constituency | Kano (Central Senatorial District) |
| Governor of Kano State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Deputy | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Shekarau |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 | |
| Deputy | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| Preceded by | Aminu Isa Kontagora |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Shekarau |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office July 2003 – May 2007 | |
| Minister of State | Roland Oritsejafor (2003 to 2006) Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi (from August 2006) |
| Preceded by | Theophilus Danjuma |
| Succeeded by | Yayale Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 October 1956 Kwankwaso, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Kwankwaso, Nigeria) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | People'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) |
| Relations | Abba Kabir Yusuf (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | Middlesex Polytechnic Loughborough University of Technology |
| Occupation | Politician, civil servant and engineer |
References
change- ↑ 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.
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