Ibrahim Shehu Shema | |
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Governor of Katsina State | |
In office 29 May 2007 – 29 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua |
Succeeded by | Aminu Bello Masari |
Personal details | |
Born | Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, Federation of Nigeria | 22 September 1957
Political party | All Progressives Congress (APC) |
Education | LLB (1983), MBA (1998) |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria |
Profession | Law |
Ibrahim Shehu Shema ((; born 22 September 1957) is a Nigerian )lawyer and politician who was elected Governor of the north western State of Katsina during the 2007 general elections.[1]
He was re-elected for another four-year term on 28 April 2011, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform.[2] His second four-year term ended on 29 May 2015 after which he handed over to Aminu Bello Masari, elected governor on the platform of All Progressives Congress.