Fatimat Olufunke Raji-Rasaki (born 1 January 1957) is a Nigerian politician, senator and former first lady of

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, Ondo and

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states between 1986 and 1991.

Early life and education

Raji-Rasaki was born in

Ekiti State Ekiti State ( yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkìtì) is a state in southwestern Nigeria, bordered to the north by Kwara State, to the northeast by Kogi State, to the south and southeast by Ondo State, and to the west by Osun State. Named for the Ekiti ...

on 1 January 1957.Hon. Fatimat Olufunke RajiI-Rasaki
, Fatimat Olufunke RajiI-Rasaki, Retrieved 14 February 2016 She went to the Doherty Memorial Grammar School in

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, before studying law at the

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. She was elected as the senator for Ekiti central in

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.HON. FATIMAT OLUFUNKE RAJI-RASAKI
Nass.gov.uk, Retrieved 15 February 2016 There were over 100 senators elected in the 8th assembly in 2015, but only six of these were women. The others were Stella Oduah and

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who both represent

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, Rose Okoji Oko,

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and

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.The 6 female senators in 8th National Assembly
Naij,com, Retrieved 15 February 2016

Career

She was chairman of the senate committee on Trade and Investment in the 8th assembly that had Bukola Saraki as President of the senate.

Personal life

In 2016 she celebrated 40 years of marriage to Brigadier General Raji Alagbe Rasaki.Ex-Gov. Raji Rasaki And Wife, Fatima Open Up On Their 40 Year Marriage
, Tayo Fajorin-Oyediji, CityPeopleNG.eng, Retrieved 14 February 2016

References

1957 births Living people People from Ekiti State Nigerian civil servants Peoples Democratic Party members of the Senate (Nigeria) Women members of the Senate (Nigeria) 21st-century Nigerian politicians 21st-century Nigerian women politicians University of Lagos alumni {{Nigeria-politician-stub