AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq Biography: Age, Wife, Net Worth, Family, Children, Wikipedia, News, Kwara State

A politician from Nigeria, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq was born on February 5, 1960 and he has served as governor of Kwara state since 2019.

He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of First Fuels Limited. He campaigned unsuccessfully for the governorship of Kwara State in the Political Party Congress for Progressive Change in 2003, 2007 and 2011, losing to Abubakar Bukola Saraki in each of those years and to Abdulfatah Ahmed in 2011.

But he ran again in 2019 as a representative of Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress, which is currently in power.

He was selected as the new governor of Kwara state after winning the 2019 gubernatorial election. In 2021, he introduced KwaraLEARN in basic education to give teachers more power.

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  • Name: Abdul Rahman Abdul Razaq
  • Date of birth: February 5, 1960
  • Place of birth: Kwara State
  • Career: Politician
  • Net worth: 4 million USD
  • Wife: Olufolake Molawa Davies Abdulrazaq

Early life

He was born in Ilorin West Local Government. AbdulRahman’s father, Alh. AGF AbdulRazaq SAN, was the first Northern lawyer in Nigeria.

He attended the Capital School in Kaduna from 1966 to 1968, Bishop Smith Memorial School in Ilorin from 1970 to 1971, and the Government College in Kaduna from 1976 to 1976, when he was said to be have completed the West African Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Career

He entered politics in 1999 when Nigeria restored democracy. On the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) platform, he unsuccessfully ran for governor of Kwara state in 2011.

He also unsuccessfully campaigned on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kwara Central Senatorial District in 2011 and 2015.

He won the governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress in Kwara State in October 2018.

He was appointed governor of Kwara state on March 9 this year and assumed office on May 29.

Personal life

He is married to Olufolake Molawa Davies Abdulrazaq and the couple has three sons.

Net value

AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is said to be worth $4 million.

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