Zainab Usman Saidu Dakingari (; born 1 October 1979) is the daughter of the former

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, Alhaji

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (16 August 19515 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who, was the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 20 ...

and wife to the former Executive Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji

Usman Saidu Nasamu Dakingari Usman Sa'idu Nasamu Dakingari (born 13 September 1959) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kebbi State from 2007 to 2015. He was elected governor in April 2007, taking office on 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic ...

Early life and education

Zainab Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born in

Katsina State Katsina State ''(Hausa: Jihar Katsina) (Fula: Leydi Katsina 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤳𞤢𞥁𞤭𞤲𞤢)'' is a state in the northwestern geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Katsina State was created in 1987, when it split from Kaduna State. Today, K ...

on the 1 October 1979 to

and

Turai Yar'Adua Turai Umar Musa Yar'Adua (born 26 July 1957) is the widow of the former Nigerian president and former Katsina State Governor, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua. She was the First Lady of Nigeria from 2007 until the death of her husband on 5 May 2010. Educati ...

. She began her educational career at Katsina Steel Rolling Primary School between 1986 and 1992. She started her secondary education at Government Girls Secondary School Bakori between 1993 and 1996, and later joined Essence International School Kaduna between 1996 and 1999. She was a student at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, from 2000 to 2002. Between 2003 and 2006, she was a student at the

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, United Kingdom and then Project Management College,

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Politics

She was the First Lady of Kebbi State from 2007 to 2015 and also the Initiator and Chief Executive Officer ZADAF Foundation for Women and Children Empowerment.

Award/Honours

* Federal Medical Center, Birnin Kebbi Child Health Week, Equity 2009 (5 August 2009) * Women for Peace International Global Peace Diplomat (30 September 2009)

Bibliography

* Kabir, Hajara Muhammad,. ''Northern women development''. igeria . OCLC 890820657.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dakingari, Zainab 1979 births Living people Nigerian Muslims People from Katsina State Yar'Adua family