Preceded by Ahmed Sani Yerima Party People's Democratic Party | Name Mahmud Shinkafi Political party PDP | |
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Succeeded by Abdul'aziz Abubakar Yari | ||
Mahmud Shinkafi was governor of Zamfara state, Nigeria from 2007 to 2011. He was a former member of the All Nigeria Peoples Party and is now a member of the People's Democratic Party. He is of Muslim faith and has two wives.
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