Aisha Buhari
- Name: Aisha Muhammadu Buhari
- Birthdate: 17 February 1971
- Birthplace: Adamawa
- Occupation: Businesswoman
- Children: Five
Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the wife of the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari. Aisha Halilu (her maiden name) was born on 17 February 1971, in Adamawa state, northeastern Nigeria. Her grandfather, Alhaji Mohammed Ribadu, was Nigeria’s first Minister of Defence. Her marriage to President Buhari is blessed with five children and a granddaughter.
Education
Mrs. Buhari has a Master’s Degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies (MIASS) from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in Public Administration from Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma. She also undertook a counselling course on Co-Dependency in the United Kingdom.
Career
Before acquiring her higher degrees, Mrs. Buhari pursued a career in Beauty and fashion and obtained a Diploma in Beauty Therapy from the Carlton Institute of Beauty Therapy, Windsor, United Kingdom and specialized in Permanent Make-up, Mesotherapy and Micro-dermabrasion, as well as a Certificate from a French beauty school, Academie Esthetiquein Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Japanese Gold Facial and Towel-folding Techniques.
She is also the founder of Hanzy Spa and Hanzy Beauty Institute, Kaduna and Abuja. She served as a Resource Person for the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) on Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology, and has also participated in curriculum development for the NBTE.
Mrs Buhari is an advocate of Women and Girl-child education, a passion honed by her experiences growing up in a region where girls and women are educationally disadvantaged.
