Khadija Bukar Abba-Ibrahim (born 6 January 1967) is a Nigerian politician and was All Progressives Congress member of the

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for Damatura/Gujba/Gulani/Tarmuwa in

Yobe State Yobe is a state located in northeastern Nigeria. A mainly agricultural state, it was created on 27 August 1991. Yobe State was carved out of Borno State. The capital of Yobe State is Damaturu; and it's largest and most populated city is Poti ...

. In 2016, she was made the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President

Muhammadu Buhari Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician and current president of Nigeria since 2015. Buhari is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the country's military head of state from 31 December 1983 to 27 A ...

. In October 2018 she defeated her step son to clinch the ticket of her party to run for Federal House of Representatives. On 9 January 2019, Abba-Ibrahim announced her resignation from the federal cabinet to focus on her campaign for Federal House of Representatives seat for her Constituency which she won. Khadija Ibrahim is married to senator

Bukar Abba Ibrahim Bukar Abba Ibrahim (1949) was governor of Yobe State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He also served as governor of the state from January 1992 to November 1993. He is a member of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP). Background Ibr ...

a former governor of

and former senator.

Life

She was born to the family of

Waziri Ibrahim Alhadji Waziri Kolo Ibrahim (26 February 1926 – 1992) was a Kanuri business man from Borno State, Nigeria, who became a prominent politician and party leader during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was one of the original founders and financie ...

and attended Kaduna Capital School,

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, Nigeria between 1972 and 1977. In 1978, she began her secondary school education at Queen's College, Lagos. In 1980, she proceeded to Headington School, Oxford, where she completed her secondary school education in 1983. In 1986, Abba Ibrahim obtained her National Diploma in Business and Finance from Padworth College, Reading, UK. In 1989, she received her

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degree in Business Studies and Sociology from Roehampton Institute for Higher Education, an affiliate of the University of Surrey.

Professional career

Shortly before she graduated from the University in 1989, she worked with Abbey National Building Temple Fortune, North Finchley, UK, where she was involved in buying and selling of properties and handling Mortgage accounts of respective clients. In 1991,she worked briefly with Hatton Cross Heathrow, UK as a Public Relations Officer. Her responsibilities included getting clients to use the freight services of the company to export to the

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and

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. She left the same year to join Kaguin Nigeria Limited as a Marketing Officer. She was responsible for marketing grains and petroleum products in the

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region. In 1992, she was appointed Manager, OURS Insurance Brokerage, a firm that deals with private and government accounts. Having garnered enough experience, Abba Ibrahim established her own firm
ZAFACA Nigeria Limited
in 1996. She worked as the CEO/Managing Director from inception till 2004. The firm was involved with government and private contractual works, its main concerns were supplies of computers, security gadgets, hardware, etc.

Political career

In 2004, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim was appointed Commissioner for Transport and Energy,

. Her primary responsibility was overseeing the energy supply in rural areas and transport networks in the State.In 2006, she was appointed Resident Commissioner, Nicon Insurance, Yobe State. In 2016, she was made the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President

.Leadership and Directors
, Foreign Affairs, Nigerian government, Retrieved 10 February 2016 In politics, Abba Ibrahim has also made a mark. She was a three time member of the House of Representatives, representing

Damaturu Damaturu is a Local Government Area and the capital city of Yobe State in northern Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Damaturu Emirate. History Damaturu came into existence as a colony when it was carved out of the Alagarno district by the ...

, Gujba, Gulani and Tarmuwa Federal Constituency of Yobe State, She was first elected in 2007 and was re-elected in 2011 and 2015. In 2019 she was re-elected to a fourth term in the House of Representatives. While in the House of Representative, she served in different capacities. From 2007 to 2008, she was the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Rural Development; between 2008 and 2010, she was the Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Communications; from 2010 to 2011, she served as the Chairman, House Committee on Rural Privatisation and Commercialisation. She was also a member of House Committees on Power, Water Resources, interior, Women affairs, Appropriation, etc. In 2019, Khadija Bukar Ababa Ibrahim resigned from her appointment as minister and member of the federal executive council (FEC). She has received many awards. These include, Thisday Woman Distinction Award, 2012, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Inspirational Leadership Forum (SATBILA) Award, 2010, Distinguished Leadership Award by The Rotary Club of

Maiduguri Maiduguri is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maiduguri was founded in 1907 as a mil ...

City, 2016 among others.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abba Ibrahim, Khadija Bukar 1967 births Living people People educated at Headington School Alumni of the University of Surrey Members of the House of Representatives (Nigeria) All Progressives Congress politicians People educated at Padworth College