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Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan was born on 12 Jan 1959.
Current office
Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan
Senator for Yobe North Senatorial District, Yobe State
This term: 13 Jun 2023–present
THE PERSON- Senatorial district
- Yobe North
- State
- Yobe
- Country
- Nigeria
Party recorded for this termAll Progressives CongressAPCHow to reach
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Politician representing Yobe North. Former President of the Senate (2019-2023). Has been a legislator since 1999.
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1959
IN THE PUBLIC RECORD2023
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDElectedProfile record
Senator
Yobe North · Yobe
- Status
- Current term
- Party on this record
- APC
- Term
- 10th National Assembly
2027
IN THE PUBLIC RECORDParty primaryReviewed record
2027 Senate primary
All Progressives Congress · Yobe North · Yobe
- Primary result
- Won
- What this establishes
- A party-stage result, not election to public office
- Recorded winner
- Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan
constituency: Yobe North Senatorial District · also listed as: Lawan Ahmad Ibrahim · INEC final list of candidates (Senate), published 2026-09-12 — SN 17, p.122; INEC name: LAWAN AHMAD IBRAHIM; age 67; male; qualification (as declared to INEC): FIRST SCH LEAVING CERTIFICATE WEST AFRICAN CERTIFICATE MSC.PHD. UNITED KINDOM
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BSc Geography, University of Maiduguri; MSc Remote Sensing, Cranfield University, UK; PhD Geography, Cranfield University, UK
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