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'''Hajiya Zainab Maina''', FCIA, MFR (born 7 August 1948) is the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed July 2011.'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Oduah-Ogiemwonyi is new aviation minister, Maina heads women affairs |url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/july/05/national-05-07-2011-005.html |work=[[The Sun (Nigeria)]] |date=4 July 2011 |accessdate=18 July 2011 }}</ref> |
'''Hajiya Zainab Maina''', FCIA, MFR (born 7 August 1948) is the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed July 2011.'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Oduah-Ogiemwonyi is new aviation minister, Maina heads women affairs |url=http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/july/05/national-05-07-2011-005.html |work=[[The Sun (Nigeria)]] |date=4 July 2011 |accessdate=18 July 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708185046/http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2011/july/05/national-05-07-2011-005.html |archivedate=8 July 2011 |df= }}</ref> |
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== Education and Personal Life == |
== Education and Personal Life == |
Revision as of 02:17, 28 October 2017
Hajiya Zainab Maina, FCIA, MFR (born 7 August 1948) is the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed July 2011.[1]
Education and Personal Life
Zainab Maina hails from Adamawa state in North-East Nigeria. She was educated at foremost Nigerian polytechnic, Kaduna Polytechnic where she has Diploma in Administration and Higher National Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management. In addition,she has a certificate in Secretarial Studies from the Federal Training Centre Kaduna and also Centre for Development & Population,Washington DC,USA where she received a Certificate in Institution Building Activities. She is married to Alhaji Umar Joji Maina, the Dan-maliki of Mubi in Adamawa State and they are blessed with children.
Political and Governmental Career
Prior to her ministerial appointment in July 2011, Zainab Maina was:
- Board Chairman, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Kaduna (2009–2011);
- Board Chairman, Garki Microfinance Bank (1998);
- Board Chairman, NCWS, Garki Microfinance Bank, Abuja (1997);
- Deputy Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee FCT Command (1998-Date);
- Member, Vision 2010 Committee (1997);
- Board Member, National Programme on Immunization (1998–2000);
- Board Member, Adamawa State Primary Schools Board (1991–1994);
- Board Member, Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP) (1997–2000).
She was the National President – National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Nigeria (1997-2001. In the ruling party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zainab Maina holds sway as part of the think-tank as Member, PDP Elders Committee; Member, PDP Board of Trustees; Executive Director, Women Affairs of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign (2010); Member, PDP Presidential Electoral/Screening Committee (2010); National Women Representative, PDP Presidential Campaign Council (2007); Delegate, National Political Reform Conference (NPRC)-2005; Women Representative, PDP Reconciliation Committee on theExecutive/Legislative Impasse(2002); International Convener, Home Economics and Consumer Affairs International Council of Women (ICW) Bangkok, Thailand (1993).
Non-Governmental Work
- Founder/President, Women for Peace Initiative (WOPI) Nigeria
- Patron, Young Muslim Women Association, Nigeria
- Sub-Regional Coordinator- Anglophone Africa, International Council for Women
- Member, World Association of NGOs (WANGO)
- Member, West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF)
- INGO Ambassador, International Non-Governmental Organization(London, UK)
Awards and Honours
- National Award of Excellence towards Women Development Abuja, Nigeria
- Jean Harris Award – Rotary International
- Winner of the Distinguished Eagle Achievement Award Newark, New Jersey, USA
- Amazon Women Award for Contribution towards the Development of Womanhood, Lagos, Nigeria.
- Africa Youth Congress Award on the authority of the Senate Headquarters, Banjul, the Gambia
- Merit Award by the Mayor of Atlanta, USA
- Meritorious Certificate for Loyal and Devoted Services to Development by the Nawar-U-Deen Society of Nigeria
- Certificate of Recognition – University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
- Quintessence Award for Remarkable Contribution to Humanity by media in support of Humanity (MISH)
- Ambassador for peace by the Universal Peace Federation and the Inter-Religious and International federation for world peace
- Honorary citizen of Kansas City, USA
- Fellow, African Business School – FABS
- Fellow Chartered Institute of Administration – FCIA
- Member of the Order of the Federal Republic – MFR
References
- ^ "Oduah-Ogiemwonyi is new aviation minister, Maina heads women affairs". The Sun (Nigeria). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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