Umar Namadi
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Umar Namadi | |
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| Governor of Jigawa State | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Aminu Usman |
| Preceded by | Badaru Abubakar |
| Deputy Governor of Jigawa State | |
| In office 29 May 2019 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Governor | Badaru Abubakar |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia |
| Succeeded by | Aminu Usman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Umar Namadi 7 April 1963 |
| Party | All Progressive Congress |
| Alma mater | Bayero University Kano |
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| Website | umarnamadi |
Umar Namadi (born 7 April 1963)[1] is a Nigerian accountant and politician who has served as the governor of Jigawa State since 2023. He was the deputy governor of Jigawa State from May 2019 to May 2023.[2][3][4]
Namadi was born on 7 April 1963 in Kafin Hausa, in the then Northern Region. He became qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Bayero University Kano, where he had earlier obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting in 1987.[1]