Buni Mai Mala

Buni Mai Mala (Mai Mala Buni) is a Nigerian politician born on 1967-11-19 (age ~59), with Yobe State/Buni Yadi, Gujba listed as birthplace and Leeds Beckett University listed under education. He is described as having served as governor of Yobe State since 2019 after winning the 2019 general elections on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, and as a former national secretary of the APC. His running mate is listed as Barde Idi Gubana, and the profile text also repeats the same 1967-11-19 birth date, age, birthplace, and Leeds Beckett University education details.

The biography states that he began Quranic memorisation early under his parents and clerics, attended Buni Gari Central Primary School and obtained First School Leaving Certificate in 1979, then attended Government Secondary School Goniri from 1979 and obtained WAEC certificate in 1985. While in politics, he reportedly completed a part-time B.Sc. in International Relations at Espan Formation University, Benin Republic, in 2014, and later earned a Master's degree in International Relations from Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom.