National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 August 2023
Preceded by
Abdullahi Adamu
Governor of Kano State
In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Deputy
Hafiz Abubakar Nasir Yusuf Gawuna
Preceded by
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Succeeded by
Abba Kabir Yusuf
Deputy Governor of Kano State
In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015
Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Preceded by
Abdullahi Tijjani Gwarzo
Succeeded by
Hafiz Abubakar
In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003
Governor
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Preceded by
Sanusi Phadoma
Succeeded by
Magaji Abdullahi
Personal details
Born
(1949-12-25) 25 December 1949 (age 74) Ganduje, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kano State, Nigeria)
Political party
All Progressive Congress (2014–present)
Other political affiliations
Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2014)
Spouse
Hafsat Ganduje
Children
Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi[1]
Muhammad Umar Ganduje[2]
Education
Government College, Birnin Kudu
Alma mater
Ahmadu Bello University Bayero University Kano University of Ibadan
Occupation
Politician
Website
ganduje.com.ng
Abdullahi Umar GandujeOFR (born 25 December 1949) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023.[3][4][5] He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He is a member and national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
^"Fatima Ganduje-Ajimobi (@fatimaganduje)". twitter.com. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
^"KANO GOV'S 19-YR-OLD SON IS #DISTURBINGKANO WITH LUXURY CUSTOMIZED CARS, INCLUDING $250,000 FERRARI". newsrescue.com. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
^"Ganduje trains 60 youths, offers N30m take-off grant". The Nation Newspaper. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
^"It's Official: INEC declares APC's Ganduje winner of Kano supplementary guber election". 24 March 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^"Ganduje Declared Winner In Kano, As APC Sweeps State Assembly | Channels Television". www.channelstv.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
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