Mallam ibrahim shekarau biography sample

Governor of Kano State of Nigeria

Ibrahim Shekarau (born 5 November ) is a former Nigerian minister of education^[1] and two-term Governor of Kano State in Nigeria.

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He was elected in April and re-elected in April He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).^[2] He was one of the candidates who aspired to become president in the Nigerian general elections of ^[3]

Early life and education

Shekarau was born in the Kurmawa quarters of Kano, the son of a police officer.

He was educated at Gidan Makama Primary School (–), then at Kano Commercial College (–) and finally at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (–) where he received a Degree in Mathematics/Education.

After finishing his Degree, he went into the civil service. Later on, he started his career as a Mathematics teacher at Government Technical College, Wudil in Two years later he became Principal at Government Day Junior Secondary School, Wudil.

In , he was transferred to Library of Congress LCCN Permalink n2007000903 SAM