Yahaya Abdulkarim
Malam Yahaya Abdulkarim (born 21 August 1944) is a Nigerian politician who was governor of Sokoto State, between January 1992 and November 1993, during General Ibrahim Babangida's attempted transition to democracy. After the return to democracy in 1999, he became a power in the Zamfara State branch of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), and served for a while in the cabinet of president Olusegun Obasanjo.
Yahaya Abdulkarim | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Sokoto State | |
| In office January 1992 – November 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Bashir Salihi Magashi |
| Succeeded by | Yakubu Mu'azu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 August 1944 Talata Mafara, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Zamfara State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | People's Democratic Party |
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