Hajiya Zainab Maina

Hajiya **Zainab Maina**, FCIA, MFR (an haife ta ranar 7 ga watan Agusta, 1948) a Jihar Adamawa da ke Arewacin Najeriya. Ta kasance tsohuwar ministan mata da walwalar jama'a ta Gwamnatin Tarayya Najeriya, wadda aka nada ta a watan Yulin shekarar 2011.

## Ilimi da Rayuwa
Zainab Maina ta fito ne daga jihar Adamawa dake Arewa Maso Gabashin Najeriya. Ta yi karatu a  "Kaduna Polytechnic" inda ta samu Diploma a fannin Gudanarwa da kuma karatun gaba da Diploma ND a fannin girke-girke da kula a otel (Catering and Hotel Management). Bugu da kari, ta kuma samu shaidar karatun sakataranci (Secretarial Studies) a "Federal Training Centre Kaduna" , sannan kuma a cibiyar "Centre for Development & Population, Washington DC", dake USA inda ta samu karatu a kan "Institution Building Activities" .

Sannan Kuma ta auri Alhaji Umar Joji Maina, dan-Malikin Mubi dake Jihar Adamawa kuma suna da 'ya'ya tare.

## Aikin Gwamnati da kuma Siyasa
Kafin a ba ta matsayin minista a cikin watan Julin 2011, Maina ta kasance:
*Board Chairman, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Kaduna (2009–2011);
*Board Chairman, Garki Microfinance Bank (1998);
*Board Chairman, NCWS, Garki Microfinance Bank, Abuja (1997);
*Deputy Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee FCT Command (1998-Date);
*Member, Vision 2010 Committee (1997);
*Board Member, National Programme on Immunization (1998–2000);
*Board Member, Adamawa State Primary Schools Board (1991–1994);
*Board Member, Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP) (1997–2000).

Ta kasance shugabar kungiyar National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) na Najeriya. Maina na daga cikin masu fada aji a jam'iyyar PDP mai ci na lokacin sannan ta kasance memba na kwamitin dattawa na PDP, majalisar amintattu na jam'iyyar, da darekta ta musamman a fannin harkokin mata a kamfe na tshohon shugaba Jonathan da mataimakin shi Namadi Sambo (2010), Kwamitin tantance 'yan takara na jam'iyar PDP (2010); Wakiliyar mata ta kasa, Majalisar kamfe na shugaban kasa na jam'iyyar PDP (2007), Wakiliya a taron National Political Reform Conference (NPRC)-2005; Wakiliyar Mata na kwamitin sulhu na jam'iyyar PDP "PDP Reconciliation Committee on theExecutive/Legislative Impasse" (2002); Mai saukan baki na kasa da kasa na taron Home Economics and Consumer Affairs International Council of Women (ICW) da aka yi a Bangkok,Thailand (1993).

## Ayyukan da ba na Gwamnati ba
*Founder/President, Women for Peace Initiative (WOPI) Nigeria
*Patron, Young Muslim Women Association, Nigeria
*Sub-Regional Coordinator- Anglophone Africa, International Council for Women
*Member, World Association of NGOs (WANGO)
*Member, West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF)
*INGO Ambassador, International Non-Governmental Organization(London, UK)

## Lambobin Yabo da Karramawa
*National Award of Excellence towards Women Development Abuja, Nigeria
*Jean Harris Award – Rotary International
*Winner of the Distinguished Eagle Achievement Award Newark, New Jersey, USA
*Amazon Women Award for Contribution towards the Development of Womanhood, Lagos, Nigeria.
*Africa Youth Congress Award on the authority of the Senate Headquarters, Banjul, the Gambia
*Merit Award by the Mayor of Atlanta, USA
*Meritorious Certificate for Loyal and Devoted Services to Development by the Nawar-U-Deen Society of Nigeria
*Certificate of Recognition – University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
*Quintessence Award for Remarkable Contribution to Humanity by media in support of Humanity (MISH)
*Ambassador for peace by the Universal Peace Federation and the Inter-Religious and International federation for world peace
*Honorary citizen of Kansas City, USA
*Fellow, African Business School – FABS
*Fellow Chartered Institute of Administration – FCIA
*Member of the Order of the Federal Republic – MFR

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