Rabiu Kwankwaso

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rabiu Kwankwaso
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1956(1956-10-21)
Age	68
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Madobi
Horoscope	Libra

Rabiu Kwankwaso Biography

Rabiu Kwankwaso is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on October 21, 1956 in Madobi, Nigeria. Kwankwaso, a Kwankwaso village in Madobi, Kano, was Kwankwaso’s 21st October 1956 birth. Kwankwaso Primary School was his first school. He then attended Gwarzo Boarding Senior Secondary School, Wudil Craft School, Kano Technical College, and then went on to Kaduna Polytechnic, where he completed both his National Diploma and Higher National Diploma.

Kwankwaso, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for executive governor in the northern Nigerian state Kano, was elected between 1999-2003. In 1999, he contested the PDP primaries against Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Engr.Mukthari Zmit. The Santsi/P.S.P. They were behind Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s candidature, but lost to Kwankwaso during the primaries. Tony Momoh was Chairman of the committee that conducted primaries. Senator Bala Tafidan Yauri and Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila were other members.

Kwankwaso was subsequently appointed as the Minister of Defence in President Olusegun Obasanjo’s cabinet in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed as the Presidential Special Envoy to Somalia and Darfur by the Obasanjo administration after losing the bid from his party to contest the 2007 general governorship election. He continued to use his influence at the federal level to undermine his opponents especially the Kano State Government.

On the 9th of March 2004, the chief judge of Kano state swore in the six- member commission of inquiry which was headed by Hon. Justice Ahmed Badamasi as chairman to inquire the activities of Kwankwaso. The commission commenced sitting on March 19, 2004 and made its report available and for the government to issue the white paper by November 2004, when he was indicted.

Kwankwaso, Madobi Federal Constituency member of the House of Representatives was elected to office in 1992. Kwankwaso was elected as the House’s deputy speaker. This brought him into the spotlight of national politics. He was a member of the People’s Front faction, which included his former boss Senator Magaji Abdullahi, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar. It also included Bola Tinubu. Bola Tinubu. Bola Tubu, Bola Tunubu, Bola Tanubu, Bola Sumaila, Babagana Kingsibe, Tony Anenih, Lamidi Adedibu.

Rabiu Kwankwaso Net Worth

Rabiu Kwankwaso is one of the richest Politician from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rabiu Kwankwaso 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Kwankwaso began his career in 1975 at the Kano State Water Resources and Engineering Construction Agency. Kwankwaso served 17 years as a civil servant in various capacities, rising to the rank of principal engineer.

From 1982 to 1983, he also studied postgraduate studies at the Middlesex Polytechnic in England; and Loughborough University of Technology in Loughborough where he earned a master’s in water engineering in1985. Kwankwaso was a student leader in his school days. He was also an elected official for the Kano State Students Association.

Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, FNSE, FNIQS is a Nigerian Muslim politician who was the Governor of Kano State from 1999 to 2003 and 2011 to 2015. He was elected to the Senate in 2015, under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, representing the Kano central senatorial district.. After he lost his re- election in 2003, he was appointed the first civilian Minister of Defence of the Fourth Republic from 2003 to 2007.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rabiu Kwankwaso height 6 ft 2 in Rabiu weight 78 kg & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rabiu Kwankwaso Dating?

According to our records, Rabiu Kwankwaso married to Salamatu Rabiu Musa. As of December 1, 2023, Rabiu Kwankwaso’s is not dating anyone.

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On the 2nd of July 2015, justice Mohammed Yahaya of the Kano High Court had restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) from arresting or restraining Kwankwaso in its investigation for alleged misappropriation of N10 billion pension funds while serving as Kano State governor.

Facts & Trivia

Rabiu Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Rabiu Kwankwaso celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

In October 2018, Kwankwaso contested the presidential primaries of the PDP. He lost to Atiku Abubakar, and later campaigned heavily for his candidate Abba Yusuf Kabir to emerge governor of Kano. The election was declared inconclusive in favour of incumbent Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Kwankwaso later refused to seek re-election as senator, being replaced by Ibrahim Shekarau.