Hadiza Balarabe
Nigerian politician (born 1966)
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Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe (born 26 August 1966)[2][1] is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor who has served as the deputy governor of Kaduna State since 2019.[3] She is the first female deputy governor of the state and was elected during the 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections held in March, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress and re-elected in 2023.[4][5]
- Nasir el-Rufai
(2019–2023) - Uba Sani
(since 2023)
26 August 1966[1]
Hadiza Balarabe | |
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Balarabe in January 2025 | |
| Deputy Governor of Kaduna State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2019 | |
| Governor |
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| Preceded by | Barnabas Bala |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe 26 August 1966[1] |
| Party | All Progressive Congress |
| Alma mater | University of Maiduguri |
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On 15 October 2019, as acting governor, she presented the Kaduna State Government's 2020 Budget of Renewal to the Kaduna State House of Assembly, thereby becoming the first woman to do so in Northern Nigeria.[6][7]
In 2022, she nursed the ambition of contesting for the position of governor during the 2023 general election but withdrew and was picked as a running mate to the APC consensus candidate, Senator Uba Sani.[8][9][10]
In March 2023, she was re-elected deputy governor.
Biography
Balarabe was born into the family of Alhaji Abubakar Balarabe in Sanga local government area of Kaduna state. She attended Girls College Soba for her secondary education and obtain her General Certificate of Education (GCE) in 1982,[2] She then got admission into the prestigious University of Maiduguri to study medicine and graduated with MBBS in 1986.[11] She is a Muslim.[12]
