FACTS ABOUT HIS EXCELLENCY Muhammadu Buhari

*Name: MUHAMMADU BUHARI

born on 17th December 1942, in Daura , Katsina State, to
his father Adamu and mother Zulaihat.

* He attended primary school in Daura and
Mai'adua before proceeding to Katsina Model
School in 1953, and
*Katsina Provincial Secondary School (now Government College
Katsina) from 1956 to 1961.

* joined the Nigerian Army in 1961, when
he attended the Nigerian Military Training
College (in February 1964,

*attended the Mechanical Transport Officer’s Course at
the Army Mechanical Transport School in
Borden, United Kingdom .

* attended the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington,
India, in 1973.

* From 1979 to 1980, at the rank of colonel,
Buhari (class of 1980) attended the US Army
War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania , in the
United States , and gained a Masters Degree in
Strategic Studies

* Governor of the Northeastern State In office
August 1975 – March 1976

*  he was 7th Head of State of Nigeria In office
31 December 1983 – 27 August 1985

*  his Spouse(s): Safinatu Yusuf (1971–
1988)
Aisha Halilu (1989–present)

* he has 10 Children
Zulaihat late
Fatima
Musa late
Hadiza
Safinatu
Aisha
Halima
Yusuf

* In 2003, 2007, 2011 respectively Buhari ran for office in the
presidential election  but lost

* Buhari ran in the 2015 Presidential election and won

* popularly called : PMB (GMB), Baba, Sai Buhari

Presently he is 24th Head of state/ president; commander-in-chief of the Nigerian Armed
Forces.

**Assumed office 29 May 2015
From the platform of All Progressive Congress (APC) Political party with slogan:
#CHANGE!

#Quote from inaugural speech

“I belong to everybody and I belong to
nobody.”

Source: Wikipedia