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          Yar’Adua, Umaru

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          President of Nigeria

          B orn Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, July 9, 1951, in Kat-sina, Katsina State, Nigeria; son of Musa (a government minister); married Turai, 1975; married Hauwa Umar Radda, 1992 (divorced, 1997); children: seven (from first marriage), Ibrahim, Musa (from second marriage).

          Education: Attended Keffi Government College, 1965-69; Barewa College, certificate, 1971; Ahmadu Bello University, B.S., 1975, and M.Sc., 1978.

          Addresses:Office—c/o Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 3519 International Ct.

          NW, Washington, D.C. 20008.

          Career

          L ecturer in chemistry at Holy Child College, 1975-76, Katsina College of Arts, Science and Technology, 1976-79, and Katsina Polytechnic, 1979-83; general manager, Sambo Farms Ltd., 1983-89; company director or board member for several private-sector firms, 1983-99; elected governor of Katsina State, 1999, reelected, 2003; inherited the title of Mutawalli, or custodian of the treasu