Atiku Abubakar

Atiku Abubakar is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. He ran for the office of governor of Adamawa State in 1990 and 1996 unsuccessfully, but won in 1998. Before he was sworn in, he was selected as running mate to former military leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, during the 1999 presidential election and was re-elected in 2003. Atiku Abubakar ran unsuccessfully for President of Nigeria six times, in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023. He ran in the Social Democratic Party presidential primaries... Wikipedia

• Born:  November 25, 1946, Jada, British Cameroon (now Jada, Adamawa State, Nigeria)
• Age:  79 years
• Political party:  African Democratic Congress (since 2025)
• Children:  28
• Education:  Master of Arts degree in International Relations
• Alma mater:  Ahmadu Bello University, Anglia Ruskin University
• Occupation:  Politician, businessman
• President:  Olusegun Obasanjo
• Preceded by:  Mike Akhigbe
• Succeeded by:  Goodluck Jonathan
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo