Nasir El-Rufai
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai | |
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El-Rufai in 2023 | |
| Governor of Kaduna State | |
| In office 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023 | |
| Deputy | Barnabas Bala Hadiza Balarabe |
| Preceded by | Mukhtar Yero |
| Succeeded by | Uba Sani |
| Minister of the Federal Capital Territory | |
| In office 17 July 2003 – 27 July 2007 | |
| President | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Abba Gana |
| Succeeded by | Aliyu Modibbo Umar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai 16 February 1960 Daudawa, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (Nigeria) (2025–present) |
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| Children | 8, including Bello |
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Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai CON (ⓘ; born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. He had served as minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007. El-Rufai also served as director of the Bureau of Public Enterprises. He is a founding member of the ruling party All Progressives Congress.