Zainab Ahmed

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**Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed** (dem born am for 16 June 1960) be one Nigerian accountant plus politician wey work as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning for Nigeria from 2019 reach 2023. She work as the Minister of Finance before from 2018 go 2019, and she be the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning between 2015 reach 2018. For 2019 inside, President Muhammadu Buhari carry the two ministries all join together give am, so she turn the Minister for the Economy.

Zainab be accountant by profession wey she get ein Bachelor of Science degree for accounting from ABU Zaria plus MBA too. They pick Ahmed make she be the Finance Minister the very day Kemi Adeosun resign, wey be 14 September 2018.

## Early life and education
Dem born Ahmed for Kaduna State. She go secondary school for Queen Amina College for Kaduna, and after that she move go Zaria go do ein A'Level. She catch ein first degree for Accounting from Ahmadu Bello University for 1981, then she enter Olabisi Onabanjo University go take ein MBA.

Ahmed catch ein MBA for August 2004 from that Ogun State University for Ago Iwoye; then ein BSc Accounting (1981) nso be from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) for Zaria; she do ein IJMB ‘A’ Levels (1979) for SBS/ABU Zaria; plus ein WASC ‘O’ Level for 1977 from Queen Amina College for Kaduna.

Ahmed be fellow give the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) plus she join body with the Nigerian Institute of Taxation and the Nigerian Institute of Management all.

Mrs. Zainab Ahmed also serve as ex-officio member for the ICRC Governing Board inside.

## Political career
Ahmed be the Minister for Finance, Budget and National Planning for the Federal Republic of Nigeria, that time President Muhammadu Buhari dey power. This position make am one of the ministers wey get "power" or influence pass for the whole country. As she dey that office, she dey try find ways make the government revenue jump up, so she get plans say she go raise the value-added tax (VAT) plus she dey try control the country ein debt wey dem estimate say e pass $80billion.

Ahmed be the immediate past executive secretary and national coordinator for the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). She also join the last two NEITI boards, as she work for inside NEITI and the global EITI all.

As soon as she graduate, the Ministry of Finance for Kaduna State carry Ahmed work for 1982 as Accountant II for their Main Accounts. By March 1984, she catch promotion turn Accountant I, but for 1985 she drop her resignation move go join NITEL. Way back for 1981/1982 inside, she do her National Youth Service for Kaduna State where dem post am go Messrs. Egunjobi Suleiman & Co. Chartered Accountants for her primary assignment, and na there she work as Audit Trainee.

Ahmed don work different-different big-big office for Nigeria public service. She be the managing director for Kaduna State ein investment company, and she also be the Chief Finance Officer for the Nigeria mobile telecommunications company. For 21 August 2019 inside, the President reappoint am and dem swear am in again as the Minister of Finance.

## Other activities
For African Development Bank (AfDB) inside, she serve as Ex-Officio Member for the Board of Governors since 2018.

She also be Ex-Officio Member for the Board of Governors for ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) since 2018.

Inside International Monetary Fund (IMF) too, she catch that same Ex-Officio Member position for the Board of Governors from 2018.

For Islamic Development Bank and World Bank all, she be Ex-Officio Member for their Board of Governors since that 2018 year.

World Bank, Ex-Officio Member for the Board of Governors (since 2018)

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