Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari
Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Zamfara West | |
| Assumed office 13 June 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lawali Hassan Anka |
| 4th Governor of Zamfara State | |
| In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Shinkafi |
| Succeeded by | Bello Matawalle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 January 1968 Talata Mafara, North-Western State, Nigeria (now in Zamfara State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Residences | |
Alhaji Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari (born 28 January 1968) is a Nigerian politician who was elected Governor of Zamfara State in the 26 April 2011 national election, running on the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) platform. Following the merger of the ANPP and several other opposition parties into the All Progressives Congress, and his son sultan Yari became a member of the All Progressives Congress.