In this article, Platinumtimes.ng explores the biography, career, life story of Governor Dauda Lawal
Dauda Lawal is a Nigerian banker and politician and the present governor of Zamfara state. He is a Fellow, Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria; Fellow, Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration of Ghana; Member, Institute of Directors, Nigeria; Member,Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria; and African Business Roundtable.
Profile Summary
Full name: Dauda Lawal Dare
Born: 2nd September,1965
Place of birth: Gusau, Zamfara State
Education: Ahmadu Bello University
Qualifications: BSC, Msc. Political Science (ABU), PhD. Business Administration (UDUS)
Religion: Islam
Spouse: Hurriya Lawal
Political Party: People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
Occupation: Banker, Politician
Biography
Dauda Lawal was born on 2nd September,1965 in Gusau, Zamfara State.
He had his early education at his maternal grandparents home in Guga village,Katsina State. From there he went to Government Secondary School, Kankia for his Secondary Education.
Lawal graduated from Ahmadu Bello University in 1987 with B.Sc. in political science, he obtained an M.Sc. in political science/international relations from the same university in 1992, and holds a PhD in business administration from Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
He then went further to develop himself by taking courses at prestigious universities, including the London School of Economics, Harvard Business School, Oxford University Business School, Massachusetts, USA; Wharton Business School, Pennsylvania; Oxford University Business School; International Faculty of Finance, London; Fitch Training, London & New York,and Lagos Business School among others.
Family
Dauda lawal is the third child of a textile tycoon, Lawal Muhammad Dare. He is happily married to Hurriya Lawal.
Career
He started his professional career as a political education officer in 1989 with the Agency for Mass Mobilization for Social and Economic Reliance Nigeria.
In 1989, he joined Westex Nigeria Limited as an assistant general manager.
In 1994, he was appointed as an assistant consular officer (immigration), and later chief protocol officer, Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D.C., US.
In May 2003, Lawal joined First Bank of Nigeria Plc as relationship manager, commercial banking, and had several positions such as; senior manager, Abuja Area office, business development manager, Abuja, principal manager, group head PSG II, assistant general manager (business development manager), Maitama, deputy general manager (business development manager), Maitama/group head public sector, Abuja.
Between October 2010 and September 2011, Lawal was promoted to the position of executive vice president, public sector North, of First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
In September 2012 he became executive director, Public Sector North, of First Bank of Nigeria Plc.
He has made a good name for himself in the Nigerian Banking Industry and is known to be one of the key players in the financial sector of the Nigerian Economy.
He is a Fellow, Institute of Credit Administration of Nigeria; Fellow, Civilian Institute of Democratic Administration of Ghana; Member, Institute of Directors, Nigeria; Member,Institute of Corporate Administration, Nigeria; and African Business Roundtable.
Political Career
Dauda Lawal later joined politics and ran for the seat of the governor of Zamfara state at APC primary election held in 2018 but he lost to Idris Shehu Mukhtar.
In 2022, he ran again but now under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) and won in the party’s primaries making him the party’s flag bearer.
In March 2023, he defeated the incumbent governor Bello Matawalle in the gubernatorial polls and was sworn in as governor of Zamfara State on May 2023.
Awards
He has received different awards for excellence and dedication amongst which are;
The First Bank CEO Merit Award for Outstanding Performance as the “Best Business Development Manager” in 2006.
The FirstBank CEO Merit Award for Outstanding Performance as the “The Most Enterprising Staff” in 2009.
The African Achievers Award at Kensington Palace in 2021.