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Aisha Abubakar

Politician

Aisha Abubakar 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	Aisha Abubakar · عائشة أبو بكر				[sources]
Birth date	1966-07-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Sokoto State				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Aisha				[sources]
Last name	Abubakar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q42588916				[sources]
Position	Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment (2015-2018) · Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development (2018-2019) · managing director (2014-)				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Arts · Queens' College · University of Leeds · University of Warwick · master's degree				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Nigerian politician, Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment since 2015

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alhaji Abubakar Alhaji Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment	2015-11-11	2018-09-30

Data sources

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