In this post, Platinumtimes.ng archives the biography, family,net worth of Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is a former governor of Kano and the senator representing the Kano Central Senatorial District at the National Assembly. He is currently the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) for the 2023 general elections.
Personal Profile
Full name: Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso
Born: 21st October,1956
Place of birth: Kwankwaso, Madobi LGA,Kano State.
Education: Shardia University,India
Religion: Islam
Spouse: Salamatu Rabiu Musa
Political party: New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP)
Career: Politician, Engineer,Civil Servant
Biography
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso was born on 21st October, 1956 in Kwankwaso, a village located at Madobi, to a Sunni Muslim Fulani family in Kano state. His father held the position of the village head of Kwankwaso with the title of Sarkin Fulani Dagacin Kwankwaso before being elevated to the position of the District Head of Madobi with the title of Majidadin Kano, Hakimin Madobi by the Kano Emirate Council under the leadership of the 13th Fulani Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero CFR, LLD, JP.
He started his early education at Kwankwaso Primary School, Gwarzo Boarding Senior Primary School and had his First School Leaving Certificate.
He then proceeded to Wudi Craft School and Kano Technical College and obtained his West African Senior School Certificate.
He was admitted into Kaduna Polytechnic where he did both his National Diploma, and Higher National Diploma. Kwankwaso was an active student leader during his school days and was an elected official of the Kano State Students Association.
He also attended postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom from 1982 to 1983 at the Middlesex Polytechnic; and Loughborough University of Technology where he received a master’s degree in water engineering in 1985.
He also bagged a PhD in water engineering at Sharda University India in 2022.
Family
Kwankwaso is happily married. In 1999, he divorced his first wife and got married to his new wife, Salamatu Rabiu Musa. He has eight children from both his first and new wife.
Career
Kwankwaso began his career at the Kano State Water Resources and Engineering Construction Agency of the Government of Kano State in 1975.
He worked there for seventeen years in various capacities and was promoted to the principal water engineer.
Political Career
Kwankwaso ventured into politics in 1992 on the platform of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).
He was a member of the People’s Front faction of the SDP led by General Shehu Yar’adua.
He was elected as a member of the House of Representatives representing Madobi Federal Constituency. His subsequent election as deputy speaker in the House brought him to the limelight of national politics.
During the 1995 Constitutional Conference, Kwankwaso was elected as a delegate from Kano, as a member of the People’s Democratic Movement led by Yar’adua.
He later joined the Democratic Party of Nigeria (DPN) in the transition programme of late head of state, Gen. Sani Abacha.
Kwankwaso joined PDP in 1998 and was elected as the governor of Kano State in 1999, but he lost his re-election bid in 2003. After he lost his re-election in 2003, he was appointed the Minister of Defence by former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
He was re-elected as the governor in 2011 and in 2015 he was elected as Senator representing Kano Central on the platform of APC.
In 2015, Kwankwaso unsuccessfully contested the presidential primaries nomination on the platform of APC, but lost to Muhammadu Buhari.
In 2018, he returned to PDP and contested the presidential primaries losing out to Atiku Abubakar.
He remained in the PDP until May 30, when he defected to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
On June 8, Kwankwaso emerged as the presidential candidate of the NNPP for the 2023 general elections.
Kwankwaso, who was the sole presidential aspirant, emerged at the party’s special convention in Abuja.
Net Worth
Rabiu Kwankwaso net worth is estimated at around $21 Million (N10 Billion Naira) he is counted among the top 10 influential politicians in the northern part of Nigeria.