Mukhtar Yero

Mukhtar Yero
Governor of Kaduna State
In office
16 December 2012 – 29 May 2015
DeputyNuhu Bajoga
Preceded byPatrick Yakowa
Succeeded byNasir El-Rufai
Deputy Governor of Kaduna State
In office
May 2010 – 16 December 2012
GovernorPatrick Yakowa
Preceded byPatrick Yakowa
Succeeded byNuhu Bajoga
Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance
In office
June 2007 – May 2010
GovernorNamadi Sambo
Succeeded byJohn Ayuba
Personal details
Born
Mukhtar Ramalan Yero

(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 56)
Zaria, North-Central State (now Kaduna State), Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Children6
ResidenceKaduna State
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
OccupationPolitician

Mukhtar Ramalan Yero (born 1 May 1968) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2012 to 2015, following the death of Patrick Yakowa in a helicopter crash.[1][2] He previously served as deputy governor from 2010 to 2012 and as Kaduna State Commissioner of Finance from 2007 to May 2010 when Yakowa named him deputy governor after he succeeded Namadi Sambo who became the vice president of Nigeria.

  1. ^ Tukur, Sani (16 December 2012). "Meet new Kaduna Governor, Muktar Yero". Premium Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Mukhtar Ramalan Yero To Become Kaduna State Governor". Sahara Reporters. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2023.