Nasir El-Rufai

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Nasir El-Rufai
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai
	El-Rufai in 2023
Governor of Kaduna State
	In office; 29 May 2015 – 29 May 2023
Deputy	Barnabas Bala; Hadiza Balarabe
Preceded by	Mukhtar Yero
Succeeded by	Uba Sani
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory
	In office; 17 July 2003 – 27 July 2007
President	Olusegun Obasanjo
Preceded by	Mohammed Abba Gana
Succeeded by	Aliyu Modibbo Umar
Personal details
Born	Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai; February 16, 1960; Daudawa, Northern Region, British Nigeria (present day Katsina State, Nigeria)
Party	African Democratic Congress (ADC) (November 2025)
Other political; affiliations	Peoples Democratic Party; (until 2009); Congress for Progressive Change; (2011–2013); All Progressive Congress; (2013–2025); Social Democratic Party (2025);
Spouses	Hadiza Isma El-Rufai; Asia Ahmad; Aisha Ummi Garba;
Children	11, including Mohammed Bello
Alma mater	Barewa College; Ahmadu Bello University; Harvard University; Georgetown University; University of London;

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Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai CON (Listen^ⓘ; born 16 February 1960) is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2023. A member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) since November 2025 after his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) which he was one of the founding member, and served as the minister of the Federal Capital Territory from 2003 to 2007 under the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo.