Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed | |
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| Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning | |
| In office 21 August 2019 – 29 May 2023 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Minister of State | Clement Agba |
| Preceded by | Herself (as Minister of Finance) Udoma Udo Udoma (as Minister of Budget and National Planning) |
| Succeeded by | Wale Edun (as Minister of Finance) Abubakar Atiku Bagudu (as Minister of Budget and Economic Planning) |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 14 September 2018 – 28 May 2019 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Kemi Adeosun |
| Succeeded by | Herself (as Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning) |
| Minister of State for Budget and National Planning | |
| In office 11 November 2015 – 14 September 2018 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Minister | Udoma Udo Udoma |
| Succeeded by | Clement Agba |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1960 |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
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Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed CON ((ⓘ); born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to 2019, and as the minister of State for Budget and National Planning from 2015 to 2018. In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one, making her the minister of the Economy.
An accountant by profession with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from ABU Zaria and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA), Ahmed was appointed as Finance Minister upon the resignation of the previous minister Kemi Adeosun on 14 September 2018.