Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
Governor of Zamfara State, Nigeria
Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (born 28 September 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 All Progressives Congress, and his son sultan Yari became a member of the All Progressives Congress.
Education
Yari attended Talata Mafara Township Primary School, then proceeded to Government Teacher's College in Bakura from 1979 to 1984. He finished his tertiary education at Sokoto Polytechnic from 1991 to 1994 where he obtained a certificate and later a Diploma in Secretarial Studies in 2004. He also attended Kebbi Polytechnic for a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration in 2008. He obtained Leadership and Change Certificate from London School of Economics in 2023. He also awarded the Degree of Master of Science in Finance and Investment Management from University of Salford in 2025.
Political career
Yari began his political career in 1999 when he served as the Secretary of the then All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP) between 1999 and 2003. He was elected Chairman of ANPP Zamfara State in 2003 and later rose to the position of ANPP National Financial Secretary and served in this position till 2007 when he was elected as Member representing Anka/Talata Mafara Federal Constituency from 2007 to 2011.
On 26 April 2011, Yari was elected Governor of Zamfara State on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party(ANPP).
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