Hadiza Shagari
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PresidentShehu Shagari
Preceded byEsther Oluremi Obasanjo
Succeeded bySafinatu Buhari
BornHadiza Dawaiya
1940 or 1941
1940 or 1941
Hadiza Shagari | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Nigeria | |
| In role 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 | |
| President | Shehu Shagari |
| Preceded by | Esther Oluremi Obasanjo |
| Succeeded by | Safinatu Buhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hadiza Dawaiya 1940 or 1941 |
| Died | 12 August 2021 (aged 80) |
| Spouse | |
Hadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was a Nigerian public figure, former First Lady of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and widow of Shehu Shagari.[1]
Together with Shehu Shagari's other two wives, Hadiza Shagari served as First Lady of Nigeria when her husband assumed the presidency from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983.[2][3]
