 Mohammed in 2020 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria | |
| In office 2011–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Maimunat U. Adaji |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Omar Bio |
| Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development [1] | |
| In office 2007–2009 | |
| Governor | Bukola Saraki |
| Preceded by | Engnr Bayo |
| Succeeded by | Abubakar Amuda-Kannike |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 7,1970 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party (2011-2014,2019-present),All Progressive Congress (2015) |
| Spouse | Kofoworola Adeola Khairat Zakari - July 2005 till date |
| Alma mater | University of Ilorin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Zakari Mohammed (born 7 July 1970) is a Nigerian politician, [2] journalist,criminologist and security expert from Kwara State. [3] He was elected to the 7th assembly [4] [5] [6] of the House of Representatives of Nigeria in 2011,serving Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency. [7] He was reelected in 2015 to the 8th National Assembly. Zakari holds an M.Sc. in Criminology,and a B.Sc. in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Ilorin.
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In 2014,Zakari was among lawmakers in a face-off with the Nigerian Police,an incident he described as an assault on democracy. He was the Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Media and Public Affairs (2011-2015) in the 7th National Assembly. [8] Zakari was also the Chairman,House Committee on Basic Education Services [9] and Chairman House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Investigation of Oil Swap Agreement. [10]
