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Abubakar Kyari Biography, Career, Life Story, Net worth

by Elizabeth Odonkor
August 29, 2023
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In this article, The Witness Nigeria scrutinizes the biography, family, career and life story of Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning.

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Full Name: Abubakar Kyari

Date of Birth: 15 January 1963

State of origin: Borno State

Religion: Islam.

Biography

Abubakar Kyari CON was born on 15 January 1963 to Brigadier Abba Kyari, a former military governor of North Central State from 1967 to 1975. He has eight siblings.

He is a Nigerian politician who is the minister of Agriculture and Food Security. He was the senator representing Borno North Senatorial District from 2015 until his resignation in April 2022. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress, and briefly served as its acting national chairman in 2023.

Abubakar Kyari’s Educational Career

He was educated in both Nigeria and the United States. He attended Kaduna Capital School in 1974. He then proceeded to Barewa College, Zaria where he obtained his WASSCE In 1979. He attended the University of Tennessee, Martin US, where he obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1986. Thereafter in 1989, he attended Webster University, St.Louis, Missouri for his Masters in Business Administration (MBA).

Political career

Kyari was elected to the House of Representatives of Nigeria during the military regime of General Sani Abacha under the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party in 1998, but did not take office after the party was dissolved by General Abdulsalami Abubakar following Abacha’s death. He was State Treasurer of the All People’s Party (APP), Borno State chapter from 1998 to 1999.

At the start of the fourth republic in 1999, he was re-elected to the House of Representatives under the platform of the APP and served from 1999 to 2003. He was appointed Borno State commissioner for Water Resources by Governor Ali Modu Sheriff in 2003 and served till 2005.

He was managing director, Rural Water Supply Agency, Borno State from 2005 to 2007, and appointed Borno State commissioner for Education in 2007 serving till 2008. He was reappointed commissioner for Water Resources by Governor Sheriff and served from 2008 to 2010, commissioner for Home Affairs and Information from 2010 to 2011, and commissioner for Works in 2011. He served as Chief of Staff to Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima from 2011 to 2014.

Kyari was elected to the senate in 2015 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress and re-elected in 2019, serving till April 2022 when he resigned to become APC deputy national chairman, north. He became acting national chairman of the APC on 17 July 2023, following the resignation of APC national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. He was appointed minister of Agriculture and Food Security by President Bola Tinubu on 16 August 2023, following his screening and confirmation by the senate.

Meanwhile, In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander Of The Order Of the Niger (CON) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Net Worth

Details about his net worth is yet to be given.

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