Zainab Maina

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Hajiya
Zaina Maina
Born7 August 1948
Adamawa state Nigeria
Alma mater Kaduna Polytechnic
OccupationPolitician
OrganizationWomen 4 peace
Notable workNational president, National council for women societies ( NCWS)- 1997-2001
Political partyPDP
AwardsNational Award of excellence towards women Development Merit Award by the mayor of Atlanta

Hajiya Zainab Maina, FCIA, MFR (born 7 August 1948) was the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed in July 2011. [1] [2]

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Education and personal life

Zainab Maina hails from Adamawa State in North-East Nigeria. She was educated at Kaduna Polytechnic where she obtained a Diploma in Administration and Higher National Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management. In addition, she also obtained a certificate in Secretarial Studies from the Federal Training Centre Kaduna and the Centre for Development & Population, Washington DC, USA where she received a Certificate in Institution Building Activities. She is married to Alhaji Umar Joji Maina, the Dan-maliki of Mubi in Adamawa State and they have children.

Political and governmental career

Prior to her ministerial appointment in July 2011, Zainab Maina was:

She was the National President – National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Nigeria (1997-2001). In the ruling party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zainab Maina holds sway as part of the think-tank as Member, PDP Elders Committee; Member, PDP Board of Trustees; executive director, Women Affairs of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign (2010); Member, PDP Presidential Electoral/Screening Committee (2010); National Women Representative, PDP Presidential Campaign Council (2007); Delegate, National Political Reform Conference (NPRC)-2005; Women Representative, PDP Reconciliation Committee on theExecutive/Legislative Impasse(2002); International Convener, Home Economics and Consumer Affairs International Council of Women (ICW) Bangkok, Thailand (1993). [2]

Non-governmental work

Awards and honours

References

  1. Taiwo, Juliana (4 July 2011). "Oduah-Ogiemwonyi is new aviation minister, Maina heads women affairs". The Sun . Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Hajiya Zainab Maina Biography - Age, Family". MyBioHub. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2022-03-25.