12 Facts About Ibrahim Shekarau

Ibrahim Shekarau was born on 5 November 1955 and is a former Nigerian minister of education and two-term Governor of Kano State in Nigeria.

Ibrahim Shekarau was elected in April 2003 and re-elected in April 2007.

Ibrahim Shekarau is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Ibrahim Shekarau was one of the candidates who aspired to become president in the Nigerian general elections of 2011.

Ibrahim Shekarau became Deputy Director of Education in charge of Bichi Zonal Education Area in 1992.

Ibrahim Shekarau remained in this post for 17 months before he voluntarily retired from the services of Kano State Civil Service on 2 October 2001.

Ibrahim Shekarau was employed under Dantata until he became a contender in the Kano State's 2003 gubernatorial elections.

In May 2022, Ibrahim Shekarau defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress to New Nigeria People's Party.

Ibrahim Shekarau was the driving force behind the creation of the local religious police, the "Hisbah Guard", which enforces Sharia law.

Ibrahim Shekarau initiated some large scale development projects in Kano State.

Ibrahim Shekarau hosted some world leaders like the former German Chancellor Schroeder, Prince Charles, among others.

Governor Ibrahim Shekarau was one of the unsuccessful candidates for the Nigerian presidential elections of 2011 won by Goodluck Jonathan.