Bukar Abba Ibrahim Khadija Waziri

Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim, born on 6 January 1967, is a Nigerian representative from Damaturu, Gujba, Gulani, and Tarmuwa constituencies in Yobe State.

She is affiliated with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Muhammadu Buhari in 2016. In October 2018, she secured her party’s nomination to contest for the Federal House of Representatives.

Abba Ibrahim resigned from her federal cabinet position on 9 January 2019 to campaign for her seat in the House of Representatives, which she subsequently won.

Married to Senator Bukar Abba Ibrahim—a former governor and senator of Yobe State—she was raised by Waziri Ibrahim. She attended Kaduna Capital School (1972–1977) before moving to Queen’s College, Lagos (1978), then Headington School, Oxford (1980–1983).

She earned a National Diploma in Business and Finance from Padworth College, Reading (UK), in 1986. In 1989, she obtained a B.Sc. degree in Business Studies and Sociology from Roehampton Institute for Higher Education.

Before graduation, she worked at Abbey National Building Temple Fortune handling mortgage accounts. She later served as a Public Relations Officer at Hatton Cross Heathrow (UK) until 1991, then joined Kaguin Nigeria Limited as a Marketing Officer for grains and petroleum products in ECOWAS.

In 1992, she became Manager of OURS Insurance Brokerage. By 1996, she founded ZAFACA Nigeria Limited, serving as CEO/Managing Director until 2004. Between 2004 and 2006, she held the position of Commissioner for Transport and Energy in Yobe State.

She was appointed Resident Commissioner at Nicon Insurance, Yobe State (2006), before being named Minister of State for Foreign Affairs by President Buhari (2016). She has served as a three-time member of the House of Representatives—first elected in 2007, re-elected in 2011 and 2015, and won a fourth term in 2019.

During her time in the House, she held key roles such as deputy chairman of committees on Rural Development (2007–2008), Communications (2008–2010), and Rural Privatisation (2010–2011). She also served on committees for Power, Water Resources, Interior, Women Affairs, and Appropriation.

Khadija Ibrahim has received awards like the Thisday Woman Distinction Award (2012), SATBILA Award (2010), and Distinguished Leadership Award from The Rotary Club of Maiduguri City (2016).