Hadiza Shagari

Hadiza Shagari
First Lady of Nigeria
In role
1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983
PresidentShehu Shagari
Preceded byEsther Oluremi Obasanjo
Succeeded bySafinatu Buhari
Personal details
Born
Hadiza Dawaiya

1940 or 1941
Died12 August 2021 (aged 80)
Abuja, Nigeria
Spouse
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(m. 1957; died 2018)​

Hadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was a Nigerian public figure, former First Lady of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and widow of Shehu Shagari.[1]

Together with Shehu Shagari's other two wives, Hadiza Shagari served as First Lady of Nigeria when her husband assumed the presidency from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983.[2][3]

  1. ^ Shagari, Shehu Usman Aliyu (2001). Shehu Shagari : beckoned to serve : an autobiography. Ibadan: Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-129-932-0. OCLC 50042754.
  2. ^ "Former Nigerian First Lady dies of COVID-19 in Abuja". Politics Nigeria. 2021-08-12. Archived from the original on 2021-08-12. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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