Ahmed Makarfi
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| Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi | |
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| Governor of Kaduna State | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Umar Farouk Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Namadi Sambo |
| Senator for Kaduna North | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 29 May 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Dalhatu Tafida |
| Succeeded by | Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 August 1956 Makarfi LGA, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Political party | PDP |
Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (born 8 August 1956) is a Nigerian politician. He was governor of Kaduna State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007, and was elected Senator for Kaduna North in April 2007. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Makarfi, a Muslim, is married and the father of four children.
[edit] Early life and education
Born in Makarfi, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State (then part of the Northern Region), he attended primary school from 1965 to 1973. He then attended the Federal Government College in Enugu from 1973 to 1978. In 1979, Makarfi was admitted to the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting. He was a part-time Lecturer in the Department of Accounting from 1987-1993. During this time, he received a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance.
[edit] Career
Makarfi started his working career at the Nigeria Universal Bank, where he rose to the rank of Assistant General Manager. He held many ad-hoc responsibilities during this period. In1994, he was appointed to the Kaduna State Executive Council as Honorable Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning before returning to the private sector.
He became a member of the Board of Trustees at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Abuja as well as its Director of Finance and Administration.
Makarfi was elected governor of Kaduna State in 1999 and won a second four-year term in 2003.[1] In April 2007 he was elected Senator in the Nigerian Senate representing Kaduna North Senatorial District (which includes Makarfi, Kudan, Sabon-Gari, Zaria, Ikara, Soba, Lere and Kubau Local Government Areas).[citation needed] In the April 2011 elections, Makarfi ran for reelection on the PDP platform, polling 365,043 votes. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed of the Congress for Progressive Change polled 366,398 votes and was declared elected. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Madugba, Agaju (21 April 2003). "Gov Makarfi Returned in Kaduna". AllAfrica.com. http://allafrica.com/stories/200304210356.html. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Makarfi loses senatorial seat to CPC". Nigerian Daily. April 29th, 2011. http://www.thenigeriandaily.com/2011/04/29/makarfi-loses-senatorial-seat-to-cpc/. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
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