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Abba Kyari | |
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| Governor of North-Central State | |
| In office 28 May 1967 – 29 July 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Katsina (Northern Region) |
| Succeeded by | Usman Jibrin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 November 1938 Dewa, Northern Region, British Nigeria |
| Died | 25 November 2018 (aged 80) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Children | 8, including Abubakar |
| Alma mater | Mons Officer Cadet School |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Nigerian Army |
| Years of service | 1959–1975 |
| Rank | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Nigeria-Army-OF-6.svg){kind=small} Brigadier |
| Battles/wars | 1966 military counter-coup |
Abba Kyari (17 November 1938[1] – 25 November 2018) was a Nigerian military officer who served as governor of North-Central State (present-day Kaduna State), Nigeria after it was created from the Northern Region during the military regime of General Yakubu Gowon.[2]
As an army officer, Kyari had survived a mutiny by a battalion under his command in the aftermath of the July 1966 Nigerian counter-coup. He subsequently rose to command the Nigerian Army's 1 Brigade and then the army's artillery branch.
In May 1967, he was appointed governor of North-Central State under the military government of Yakubu Gowon. He held the position for eight years and implemented a masterplan for the development of the city of Kaduna.
- ^ Falae, Vivian (27 November 2018). "Abba Kyari dies at the age of 80". Legit.ng. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2010.