constituency predecessor birth_place nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title name
sokoto east abubakar umar gada sabon birni , sokoto state nigerian people 's democratic party -lrb- pdp -rrb- national senator january 1 , 1953 may 2011 abdullahi ibrahim gobir
 abdullahi ibrahim gobir
abdullahi ibrahim gobir

dr `` ibrahim abdullahi gobir '' -lrb- born january 1 , 1953 -rrb- is a nigerian politician who was elected senator for sokoto east , in sokoto state , in the 9 april 2011 national elections .
gobir holds a masters degree in electrical engineering from the university of detroit in the united states , and a doctorate degree in electrical engineering and energy from abubakar tafawa balewa university in bauchi , nigeria .
he is a chartered engineer and a fellow of the institute of electrical engineers -lrb- uk -rrb- and of the nigerian society of engineers .
gobir began his career with the ministry of communication , and then joined the nigerian television authority in sokoto .
he became a director of union bank of nigeria in 2002 .
he also became managing director of taifo multi services limited , abuja .
before entering politics he was chairman of the cement company of northern nigeria , based in the state .
at the pdp primaries , gobir defeated the incumbent senator abubakar umar gada by 1,547 against 60 votes .
he went on to be elected to the senate .
