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Isah Jibrin
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Born28 February 1960 (age 66)
StateKogi →
GenderMale
EducationBayero University, Kano, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos
BirthplaceKogi State
OccupationPolitician
QualificationFSLC WASC B.SC ECONOMISWhat do these qualifications mean?
Isah Jibrin is a Nigerian politician from Kogi. They have contested 1 election (1 win) across 1 party. Most recent: 2023 Nigerian Senate Elections as All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate.
Political Career
Biography
Isah Jibrin, born on 28 February 1960, is a Nigerian politician and banker who serves as the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District in the National Assembly.
He attended LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-Ojaji from 1967 to 1972 before proceeding to Our Lady of School, Anyigba for secondary education between 1973 and 1977.
His academic qualifications include a B.Sc in Economics from Bayero University Kano (1983), followed by master’s degrees in Economics from the University of Lagos (1991) and Petroleum/Energy from the University of Ibadan (2002). He also holds an MBA from the University of Nigeria.
Before politics, he worked as a banker—starting at Chase Merchant Bank Plc in 1988, moving to Afribank International Limited in 1991, and later leading the Capital Markets group. In 1998, he became Managing Director/CEO of AIL Securities Limited.
Politically, he ran unsuccessfully for governorship in the PDP primaries in 2011 and 2015 before winning a supplementary election in 2019 as APC senator for Kogi East. His electoral performance included over 134,000 votes against Ali Atai Aidoko’s 74,201 votes.
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State of Origin, Bio, Date of Birth: Wikipedia ↗
Gender, Qualifications: INEC ↗