Yusuf Abba Kabir
Date of Birth: 5 January 1963
State of Origin: Kano
Gender: Male
Qualifications: FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE SSCE MBA1999, PGDM-1995, HND1989, ND-1985
Elections Contested: 1
Bio
Abba Kabir Yusuf (born 5 January 1963) is a Nigerian politician from Gaya, Kano State, who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023. He previously served as Commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in Kano State from 2011 to 2015 during the administration of Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso. In 2026, he decamped from the NNPP to the APC, citing the need for unity and development.
Born Abubakar and popularly known as Abba, Yusuf is from the Sullubawa Fulani clan and the family of Malam Kabiru Yusuf and Malama Khadijatul-Naja'atu. He began Islamic education early under his grandfather, Alhaji Yusuf Bashari, who was District Head of Gaya. His listed qualifications include First School Leaving Certificate, SSCE, ND (1985), HND (1989), PGDM (1995), and MBA (1999).