Hadiza Bala Usman | |
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Special Adviser to the President | |
Assumed office 19 June 2023 | |
President | Bola Tinubu |
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority | |
In office 11 July 2016 – 6 May 2021 | |
Preceded by | Habibu Abdullahi |
Succeeded by | Mohammed Bello-Koko |
Personal details | |
Born | Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria | 2 January 1976
Political party | All Progressives Congress (2013–present) |
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Children | 2 |
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Hadiza Bala Usman (born 2 January 1976) is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021.[1] She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016.[2] She was appointed special adviser on policy coordination to President Bola Tinubu in June 2023 together with Hannatu Musawa.[3]
Since 2014, she is one of the co-founders of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, and is also a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress.[4]