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Ibrahim Babangida

Military · Politician

Ibrahim Babangida is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ibrahim Babangida · Ibrahim Babangida ALEX · Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida · İbrahim Babangida · Ібрагім Бабангіда · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Babangida, Ibrahim Badamasi, 1941- · IBB, 1941- · Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida · Jenerali Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida · Бабангіда Ібрагім · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Babangida · IBB · イブラヒム・バダマシ・ババンギダ · 易卜拉欣·巴班吉达				[sources]
Birth date	1941-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Minna				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ibrahim				[sources]
Last name	Babangida				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q333415				[sources]
Position	Chief of Army Staff (1984-1985) · President of Nigeria (1985-1993) · chairperson of the Organisation of African Unity (1991-1992)				[sources]
Education	Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji (-1977) · Indian Military Academy (-1963) · National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (-1980) · Nigerian Defence Academy · United States Army Armor School (-1973)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2024-09-04

Descriptions

Head of State of Nigeria

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jummai Babangida Aliyu Politician	spouse	-	-
Maryam Babangida Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Nigeria	1985-08-27	1993-08-26

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,043

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,726

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