Fatimat Raji-Rasaki

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Raji Rasaki
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(m. 1976)​
Fatimat Raji-Rasaki
Sen Adefemi Kila & Sen Raji Rasaki.jpg
Sen. Raji Rasaki photographed in a handshake
Senator for Ekiti Central
In office
9 June 2015 –9 June 2019
Education
OccupationPolitician

Fatimat Olufunke Raji-Rasaki who was born on 1st, January 1957 is a Nigerian politician, senator and former first lady of Ogun, Ondo and Lagos states between 1986 and 1991.

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Early life and education

Raji-Rasaki was born in Ekiti State on 13 January 1957. [1] She went to the Doherty Memorial Grammar School in Ijero, before studying law at the University of Lagos. [2]

She completed the Harvard Kennedy Executive Education Training Programme in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, earning certificate in Leaders in development. [3]

Career

She was chairman of the senate committee on Trade and Investment in the 8th assembly that had Bukola Saraki as President of the senate. [4]

Positions Held [5]

Personal life

In 2016 she clocks and celebrated her 40 years of marriage to Brigadier General Raji Alagbe Rasaki. [6] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Hon. Fatimat Olufunke RajiI-Rasaki Archived 2017-04-26 at the Wayback Machine , Fatimat Olufunke RajiI-Rasaki, Retrieved 14 February 2016
  2. ↑ HON. FATIMAT OLUFUNKE RAJI-RASAKI, Nass.gov.uk, Retrieved 15 February 2016
  3. ↑ Olagunju, David (27 June 2018). "Senate Tourism Committee Chairman, Raji Rasaki, bags Harvard Kennedy Fellowship". Tribune Online. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  4. ↑ "Saraki names 65 Senate committees". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Citizen Science Nigeria". citizensciencenigeria.org. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Ex-Gov. Raji Rasaki And Wife, Fatima Open Up On Their 40 Year Marriage Archived 2018-12-10 at the Wayback Machine , Tayo Fajorin-Oyediji, CityPeopleNG.eng, Retrieved 14 February 2016
  7. ↑ Ojoye, Taiwo (9 July 2017). "My husband is next to God —Raji-Rasaki". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 15 March 2025.


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