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Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan: Biography, Age, Education, Wife, Children, Net worth, Political Career, and Controversy

Who is Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan?

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is a professor and the Senate President of the 9th National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He was elected to the position in 2019, in a second attempt after initially failing in 2015 which saw the emergence of Bukola Saraki.

He is currently a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) political party and contested for its 2023 presidential primaries but was defeated by the party’s national leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Education

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan attended Sabon Gari primary school at Gashua and proceeded to obtain his O’level certificate from the Government Secondary school at Gashua in 1979.

Lawan enrolled in the University of Maiduguri where he obtained a degree in Geography in 1984. He obtained a Master’s Degree in Remote Sensing at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria in 1990.

After this, he earned a Doctorate in Remote Sensing at Cranfield University, the UK in 1966.

How Old Is Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan?

As of 2022, Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is 63 years old. He was born on the 12th of January, 1959 in Gashua city in the Yobe state of Nigeria.

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Ahmad Lawan’s Tribe

Some reports claimed Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan is from the Hausa tribe of Nigeria while there are some who claimed he is from the Bade tribe. He was born in Gashua city of Yobe state, Nigeria, and spent his early life in Yobe state.

His traditional titles include Dan Masanin Bade and Garkuwan Daliban Gamui.

Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan’s New Wife

Senator Ahmad Lawan married a new wife named Zainab Algoni Abdulwahid at the Sheikh Sharif Mosque in Maiduguri, Bornu State.

According to a report by Sahara Reporters, he gifted her N100 million a few days after they were introduced to each other.

Who is Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan’s Father?

Ahmad Lawan was born in 1959 to a Northern Nigerian father named Mallam Ibrahim Lawan and to a Northern Nigerian mother known as Hajia Halima Ali in Yobe state, Nigeria.

Ahmad Lawan’s Political Career

In 1999, Ahmad Lawan began his political career when he was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in Nigeria. 

He contested in 2007 as an aspiring senator of the Yobe North constituency under the All Nigerian People’s Party, ANPP, and emerged as the winner.

He was re-elected for the same position in 2011 and 2015, though his election in 2015 was under the All Progressives Congress (APC) political party.

Ahmad Lawan’s Net Worth

As a Nigerian Lecturer and politician, Senator Ahmad Lawan has an estimated net worth of $10 million.

Controversy

Lawan and other legislators were accused of receiving bribes to facilitate the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in August 2021.

According to a report by People’s Gazette, at least $10 million was allegedly paid to legislators in payments organized by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva and Akwa Ibom North-East Senator Bassey Albert Akpan with between $1.5 million and $2 million going to both Lawan and House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila.

Ahmad Lawan’s Phone Number

For security reasons, we won’t be disclosing Ahmad Lawan’s phone number. Nevertheless, we will provide his social media handles through which you may try to reach him.


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