14 Facts About Adamu Mu'azu

Ahmad Adamu Mu'azu CON was born on 11 June 1955 and is a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Bauchi State from 1999 to 2007.

Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mu'azu was born on 11 June 1955 and was governor of Bauchi State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.

Adamu Mu'azu had just been appointed PDP National Chairman Born in Boto, Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Mu'azu attended primary school from 1962 to 1968.

Adamu Mu'azu then attended the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantity Surveying.

Adamu Mu'azu returned to his alma mater in 1983 and received a Masters of Science degree in Construction Management.

Adamu Mu'azu served as property manager of the Bauchi State Investment and Property Development Company before attending Birmingham University in the United Kingdom and receiving a second master's degree, this time in the area of Construction Economics.

From 1984 until his election as state governor in 1999, Adamu Mu'azu worked as a businessman in the private sector.

Adamu Mu'azu was a member of the Bauchi State Scholarship Board during this period.

Adamu Mu'azu won 56 percent of the vote in the 1999 gubernatorial election and took office on 29 May 1999.

Adamu Mu'azu was re-elected for a second four-year term in 2003.

Adamu Mu'azu ran for a Senate seat in the 2007 general election, but was defeated.

Adamu Mu'azu served as the National Chairman of People's Democratic Party from 2014 to 2015.

In January 1999, Adamu Mu'azu contested and won the gubernatorial race of Bauchi State on the People's Democratic Party platform.

Adamu Mu'azu was reelected governor on 19 April 2003 with a total of 1,198,130 votes.