Mohammed Bello El-Rufai
Nigerian politician
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Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician, currently serving as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly,[1] and son to the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai.[2] He was appointed as chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulations.[3]
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai | |
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| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from Kaduna | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Samaila Suleiman |
| Constituency | Kaduna North |
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| Born | 11 January 1988 Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
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| Website | belloelrufai.com |
Early life and education
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai was born on 11 January 1988,[4] in Kaduna, Nigeria. He earned his BSc in political science and international relations with a minor in religious studies from Wheaton College, Massachusetts. In 2015,[4] he obtained an MSc in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University.[4]
Career
Bello commenced his career as a manager at Huawei Nigeria,[5] He went into politics during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2015, engaging with the Good Governance Group (3G) and co-founding the Rescue Kaduna Group (RKG), a political action committee, before the 2015 general elections.[5] During this time, he was appointed as the director of youth mobilization for the Buhari Campaign Organization (BCO).[5] He then transitioned from the private sector to serve as senior legislative aide and chief of staff to Senator Uba Sani, the incumbent governor of Kaduna State, from 2019 to 2022.[5] He holds a position as a board member of the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation (YELF) and is also behind the Hamza El-Rufai Foundation (HELF).[5]
Political career
Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In February 2023, he entered politics and secured the House of Representatives seat for Kaduna North Federal Constituency with 51,052 votes.[1] In the 10th Assembly, he serves as the chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulations.[3]
Personal life
Bello is the first son of Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023[6] and Hadiza Isma El-Rufai. He is married to Aisha, a daughter of former military administrator for Plateau and Niger States, Colonel Habibu Shuaibu.[7]