Mohammed Bello El-Rufai

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Mohammed Bello El-Rufai
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Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Kaduna
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 June 2023
Alma mater
Occupation
  • entrepreneur
  • politician
Website belloelrufai.com

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is a Nigerian politician, currently serving as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly, [1] and son to the former governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai. [2] He was appointed as chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulations. [3]

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Early life and education

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai was born on 11 January 1988, [4] in Kaduna, Nigeria. He earned his BSc in political science and international relations with a minor in religious studies from Wheaton College, Massachusetts. In 2015, [4] he obtained an MSc in Public Relations and Corporate Communications from Georgetown University. [4]

Career

Bello commenced his career as a manager at Huawei Nigeria, [5] He went into politics during his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in 2015, engaging with the Good Governance Group (3G) and co-founding the Rescue Kaduna Group (RKG), a political action committee, before the 2015 general elections. [5] During this time, he was appointed as the director of youth mobilization for the Buhari Campaign Organization (BCO). [5] He then transitioned from the private sector to serve as senior legislative aide and chief of staff to Senator Uba Sani, the incumbent governor of Kaduna State, from 2019 to 2022. [5] He holds a position as a board member of the Yasmin El-Rufai Foundation (YELF) and is also behind the Hamza El-Rufai Foundation (HELF). [5]

Political career

Mohammed Bello El-Rufai is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC). In February 2023, he entered politics and secured the House of Representatives seat for Kaduna North Federal Constituency with 51,052 votes. [1] In the 10th Assembly, he serves as the chairman of the House Committee on Banking Regulations. [3]

Personal life

Bello is the first son of Nasir Ahmed El-Rufai, the former governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023 [6] and Hadiza Isma El-Rufai. He is married to Aisha, a daughter of former military administrator for Plateau and Niger States, Colonel Habibu Shuaibu. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "El-Rufai's Son Wins Kaduna North Reps Seat". Channels TV .
  2. ↑ Report, Agency (2023-02-28). "El-Rufai's son clinches Kaduna North Federal Constituency seat". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
  3. 1 2 "El-Rufai's son, Ibori's daughter named chairs as Abbas unveils standing committees – Daily Trust". dailytrust.com. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mohammed Bello El-Rufai Biography, Age, Early Life, Education, Career, Family, Personal Life, Awards, Honors, Wife, Children, Social Media, Net Worth » Labaran Yau" . Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "10th National Assembly Members – Voter – Validating the Office of the Electorate on Representation". orderpaper.ng. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  6. ↑ Erezi, Dennis (2023-05-31). "I feel relieved after eight years as Kaduna governor, says El-Rufai". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
  7. ↑ Sulaimon, Adekunle (2023-05-22). "PICTORIAL: El-Rufai's son, Bello, takes second wife in Abuja". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
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