Mohammed Badaru Abubakar
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar | |
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Abubakar in 2024 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2023 | |
| President | Bola Tinubu |
| Minister of state | Bello Matawalle |
| Preceded by | Bashir Salihi Magashi |
| Governor of Jigawa State | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Ibrahim Hadejia Umar Namadi |
| Preceded by | Sule Lamido |
| Succeeded by | Umar Namadi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1962 Babura, Northern Region (now in Jigawa State), Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
| Residence(s) | Abuja, F.C.T. |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mohammed Badaru Abubakar MON (born 19 September 1962) is a Nigerian politician who has served as the Nigerian minister of defence since 21 August 2023. He previously served as the governor of Jigawa State from 2015 to 2023.
Badaru, as he is popularly called, was a one-time chairman of the Nigerian Presidential committee on fertilizer distribution to farmers, and also a former chairman of a presidential committee on non-oil revenue. He is the founder of Talamiz Group.