Kwari Suleiman Abdu

Suleiman Abdu Kwari is a Nigerian politician and public finance management expert, born on June 12, 1962, in Sabon Gari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. He is currently a senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District under the All Progressives Congress (APC).

He was elected during the February 2019 Nigeria general elections and served as the Commissioner of Finance for Kaduna State from 2015 to 2019, appointed by Governor Nasir El-Rufai. Previously, he was a member of the House of Representatives for Sabon Gari Local Government constituency of Kaduna State.

Kwari started his education at Army Primary School, Zaria, and proceeded to Commonwealth College of Commerce Jos, Plateau State from 1975 to 1980. He obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in 1984, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the same university in 1988.

His early political career began in 1991 when he contested elections and became the first executive chairman of Sabon Gari Local Government Area. After completing his tenure, he served as Assistant General Manager (Administration) at the Nigerian Reinsurance Corporation from 1995 to 2000.

He was elected as a member of the Federal House of Representatives for Sabon Gari’s federal constituency in the 4th Assembly. He held positions such as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Kaduna State Governor in 2003 and served as a Federal Commissioner (Finance and Administration) in the Security and Exchange Commission. He also served as a Federal Commissioner in Finance and Administration in the Security and Exchange Commission before becoming the Commissioner of Finance in Kaduna State from 2015 to 2019.

As a senator, Suleiman Abdu Kwari represents Kaduna North in the ninth Senate of the National Assembly on the APC platform. He is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes.