Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari | |
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Senator for Zamfara West | |
Assumed office 13 June 2023 | |
Preceded by | Lawali Hassan Anka |
4th Governor of Zamfara State | |
In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019 | |
Preceded by | Mahmud Shinkafi |
Succeeded by | Bello Matawalle |
Personal details | |
Born | Talata Mafara, North-Western State, Nigeria (now in Zamfara State, Nigeria) | 28 January 1968
Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Residences | |
Alhaji Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (born 28 January 1968) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State in the 26 April 2011 national election, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform. Following the merger of the ANPP and several other opposition parties into the now-governing All Progressives Congress, Yari became a member of the All Progressives Congress.[1]