Ahmed Makarfi

Alhaji Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi (b. 8 August 1956) has been governor of Kaduna State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kaduna State is a state in central northern Nigeria. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ...

Born in Makarfi, Makarfi Local Government Area of Kaduna State (then part of the Northern Region), he attended primary school from 1965 to 1973. He then attended the Federal Government College in Enugu from 1973 to 1978. In 1979, Makarfi was admitted to the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria where he obtained a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting. He returned to the Institute of Administration from 1985 to 1987, as a Lecturer in the Department of Business Administration. During this time, he received a Master of Science degree in Accounting and Finance. The Northern Region was one of Nigerias federal divisions. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Ahmadu Bello University is the largest university in West Africa. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... Accountancy (British English) or accounting (American English) is the process of maintaining, auditing, and processing financial information for business purposes. ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ...

Makarfi started his working career at the Nigeria Universal Bank, where he rose to the rank of Assistant General Manager. He held many ad-hoc responsibilities during this period. In 1994, he was appointed to the Kaduna State Executive Council as Honorable Commissioner of Finance and Economic Planning before returning to the private sector. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The private sector of a nations economy consists of those entities which are not controlled by the state - i. ...

He became a member of the Board of Trustees at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution in Abuja as well as its Director of Finance and Administration. Location of Abuja in Nigeria Abuja, estimated population 1,078,700, is the capital city of Nigeria in western Africa. ...

He was elected governor of Kaduna State in 1999 and won a second five-year term in 2003. 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Makarfi, a Muslim, is married and the father of four children. A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ...