Safinatu Buhari

Hajia
Safinatu Buhari
First Lady of Nigeria
In role
31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985
Head of StateMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byHadiza Shagari
Succeeded byMaryam Babangida
Personal details
Born
Safinatu Yusuf

11 December 1952
Jos, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria)
Died14 January 2006(2006-01-14) (aged 53)
Spouse
(m. 1971; div. 1988)
Children5

Safinatu Buhari (née Yusuf) (11 December 1952 – 14 January 2006) was a Nigerian teacher and First Lady of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985. She was the first wife of Muhammadu Buhari.