Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari

Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
Senator for Zamfara West
Assumed office
13 June 2023
Preceded byLawali Hassan Anka
4th Governor of Zamfara State
In office
29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019
Preceded byMahmud Shinkafi
Succeeded byBello Matawalle
Personal details
Born (1968-01-28) 28 January 1968 (age 56)
Talata Mafara, North-Western State, Nigeria (now in Zamfara State, Nigeria)
Political partyAll 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]

  1. ^ Sahara Reporters (16 June 2018). "Zamfara Governor Resigns As Chief Security Officer Of State". Sahara Reporters. New York. Retrieved 19 January 2020.