Rabiu Kwankwaso
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Mohammad Rabi'u Musa FNSE |
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| Senator for Kano State Central Senatorial District | |
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In office 11 June 2015 – present |
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| Preceded by | Bashir Garba Lado |
| Governor of Kano State | |
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In office 29 May 2011 – 29 May 2015 |
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| Deputy | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| Preceded by | Ibrahim Shekarau |
| Succeeded by | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| Minister of Defense of the Federal Republic of Nigeria | |
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In office July 2003 – 2007 |
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| Succeeded by | Yayale Ahmed |
| Governor of Kano State | |
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In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2003 |
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| Deputy | Abdullahi Umar Ganduje |
| Preceded by | Aminu Isa Kontagora |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Shekarau |
| Personal details | |
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21 October 1956 Kwankwaso Village, Madobi, Kano State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress (APC) |
| Spouse(s) | Salamatu Rabiu Musa (2000–present) |
| Relations | Musa Kwankwaso (father) |
| Children | Mustapha, A'isha, Al-Amin, Musa |
| Residence | Kano, Abuja |
| Alma mater | Loughborough University of Technology |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Engineer |
| Religion | Islam |
Mohammed Rabi'u Musa popularly knows as Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is a Nigerian politician. He was two times Governor of Kano State from 1999–2003 and 2011–2015. He was the first governor of Kano State in the fourth republic who was elected under the platform of People's Democratic Party (Nigeria). Kwankwaso lost re-election bid in 2003 to Ibrahim Shekarau and was in July same year appointed Defense Minister by President Olusegun Obasanjo.
In 2015, Kwankwaso unsuccessfully contested the presidential primaries nomination under the opposition All Progressive Congress, but lost to Muhammad Buhari. He then swap to contest the senatorial seat for Kano Central Senatorial District.
Kwankwaso was born on 21 October 1956 in Kwankwaso village of Madobi Local Government Area of Kano State. He attended Kwankwaso Primary School, Gwarzo Boarding Senior Primary School, Wudil Craft School and Kano Technical College before proceeding to Kaduna Polytechnic where he did his National Higher National Diploma. He did postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom a Middlesex Polytechnic (1982-1983) and Loughborough University of Technology (1983 -1985) where he got his master's degree in Water Engineering. Kwankwaso was an active student leader during his school days and was an elected official of the Kano State Students Association.
Kwankwaso started work in 1975 at the Kano State Water Resources and Engineering Construction Agency (WRECA), serving as a civil servant for 17 years in various capacities and rising through the ranks as the principal engineer.
In 1992, Kwankwaso was elected as a member of House of Representatives representing Madobi Federal Constituency. His subsequent election as Deputy Speaker in the House brought him to the limelight of national politics. He belonged to the Peoples Front faction of the SDP Led by General Shehu Yar'adua.
During the 1995 Constitutional Conference, Kwankwaso was elected as one of the delegates from Kano, as a member of the Peoples Democratic Movement led by Yar'adua. He joined the PDP in 1998 under the platform of Peoples Democratic Movement in Kano led by Mallam Musa Gwadabe, Senator Hamisu Musa and Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila.
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