Rabiu Kwankwaso
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 |
Rabiu Kwankwaso Media
Crowd of supporters (distinguished by the red hats) at the inauguration of Kwankwaso as Governor of Kano state and supreme leader of the Kwankwasiyya ideology, 29 May 2011
References
- ↑ Bisalla, Suleiman M. (11 January 2011). "Kwankwaso, Yuguda, Albishir win tickets". Daily Trust (Abuja: Media Trust Ltd). http://dailytrust.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9839:kwankwaso-yuguda-albishir-win-tickets&catid=2:lead-stories&Itemid=8. Retrieved 29 May 2011.