Mohammed Badaru Abubakar

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Abubakar in 2024
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
21 August 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Minister of stateBello Matawalle
Preceded byBashir Salihi Magashi
Governor of Jigawa State
In office
29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
DeputyIbrahim Hadejia
Umar Namadi
Preceded bySule Lamido
Succeeded byUmar Namadi
Personal details
Born (1962-09-19) 19 September 1962 (age 62)
Babura, Northern Region (now in Jigawa State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Residence(s)Abuja, F.C.T.
OccupationPolitician

Mohammed Badaru Abubakar[1] MON (born 19 September 1962[1]) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Nigerian minister of defence since 21 August 2023. He previously served as the governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023.[2][3]

Badaru, as he is popularly called, was a one-time chairman of the Nigerian Presidential committee on fertilizer distribution to farmers, and also a former chairman of a presidential committee on non-oil revenue. He is the founder of Talamiz Group.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "The Governor Jigawa state". Jigawa State Government. 27 September 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ Nwamu, Aniebo (13 April 2015). "INEC Declares APC's Badaru Abubakar Winner Of Jigawa Guber Poll". Leadership. AB-NG. Archived from the original on 29 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ^ Orintunsin, Jide; Ibrahim, Rasaq (29 January 2022). "Ekiti 2022: No aspirant boycotted APC primaries, says Badaru". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.