Zainab Ahmed

Not to be confused with the U.S prosecutor, Zainab Ahmad.

Zainab Ahmed
CON
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning
In office
21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Minister of StateClement Agba
Preceded byHerself (as Minister of Finance)
Udoma Udo Udoma (as Minister of Budget and National Planning)
Succeeded byWale Edun (as Minister of Finance)
Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (as Minister of Budget and Economic Planning)
Minister of Finance
In office
14 September 2018 – 28 May 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byKemi Adeosun
Succeeded byHerself (as Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning)
Minister of State for Budget and National Planning
In office
11 November 2015 – 14 September 2018
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
MinisterUdoma Udo Udoma
Succeeded byClement Agba
Personal details
Born (1960-06-16) 16 June 1960 (age 64)
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • accountant

Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed CON ((Listenⓘ); born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant[1] and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria[2][3] from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to 2019, and as the minister of State for Budget and National Planning from 2015 to 2018.[4][5] In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one, making her the minister of the Economy.[1][6]

An accountant by profession with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from ABU Zaria and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Ahmed was appointed as Finance Minister upon the resignation of the previous minister Kemi Adeosun on 14 September 2018.[7]

  1. ^ a b Oladeinde Olawoyin (17 September 2018). "Zainab Ahmed: The official overseeing Nigeria's finance ministry". Premium Times. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "'Minister's approval of TAT rule at variance with enabling Act'". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  3. ^ Ayitogo, Nasir (21 August 2019). "Buhari assigns portfolios to new ministers". Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The CVs of Buhari's ministers at a glance". PM News. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Nigeria is the hub of stolen cars – Finance Minister, Ahmed Zainab". Naijalitz. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Zainab Ahmed". World Bank Live. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Buhari accepts Adeosun resignation, names Zainab Ahmed as replacement". Cable. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.