Zainab Ahmed has recently been appointed as the Acting Minister of Finance by President Buhari. She is a seasoned public servant who has many years of experience in the financial and governmental sector. She was appointed after the resignation of Mrs. Kemi Adeosun on the 14th of September, 2018.
Here are 7 things you should know about her.
1. Birth and Age
She was born in Kaduna on the 16th of June 1960 and is currently 58 years old.
2. Secondary Education
Zainab Ahmed got her WASC ‘O’ Level in 1977 from Queen Amina College, Zaria, and her IJMB ‘A’ Levels from ABU Zaria in 1979.
3. Tertiary Education
She has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and an MBA from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye.
4. Career
Zainab Ahmed started her career in 1992 as an accountant in Kaduna State Ministry of Finance and then went on to work in NITEL.
5. Youth Service
She served the nation as a youth corper in 1981/1982, working as an Audit Trainee in Messrs. Egunjobi Suleiman & Co. Chartered Accountants which was her place of primary assignment.
6. Appointment
Zainab Ahmed was appointed as the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning in 2015 following the National General Elections.
7. Telecommunications
Between July 2002 and 2009, she served as the Acting Chief Finance Officer in MTEL, Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications Ltd.
