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Notable people Katsina State
Abba Musa Rimi (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Musa_Rimi), Governor of Kaduna State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kaduna_State) 1980–1983
Abdulmuminu Kabir Usman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdulmumini_Kabir_Usman), Emir of Katsina
Aminu Bello Masari (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aminu_Bello_Masari) former speaker house of representatives (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Representatives_(Nigeria)) 2003 to 2007 and former Governor of the State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Katsina_State)
Faruk Umar Faruk (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faruk_Umar_Faruk) CON, Current and 60th Emir of Daura
Habu Daura (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habu_Daura), Commissioner of Police and he was the acting Administrator of Bayelsa State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayelsa_State), from February to June 1997
Hadiza Bala Usman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hadiza_Bala_Usman), former Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Ports_Authority)
Hamza Rafindadi Zayyad (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamza_Rafindadi_Zayyad), former head of the Technical Committee on Privatization and Commercialization
Hassan Katsina (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hassan_Katsina), Military governor of the northern region 1966–1967.
Ibrahim Coomassie (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Coomassie), Inspector General (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector-general_of_police) of Police (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force) 1993–1999
Ibrahim M. Ida (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_M._Ida), Senator for Katsina Central constituency of Katsina State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007 and member of All Progressive Congress APC
Ibrahim Shema (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibrahim_Shema), Governor of Katsina State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Katsina_State) 2007–2015
Isa Kaita (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isa_Kaita), first northern Nigeria minister of education and speaker of the house of parliament
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Ja'afar Mahmud Adam (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ja'afar_Mahmud_Adam), Salafist Islamic scholar aligned with the Izala Society
Lawal Kaita (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawal_Kaita), Governor of Kaduna State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Kaduna_State) 1983
Lawal Musa Daura (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawal_Musa_Daura), Director General of the Nigerian State Security Service (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Security_Service_(Nigeria))
Magaji Muhammed (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magaji_Muhammed), former Minister of Internal affairs, former Minister of industries and former Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mahmud Kanti Bello (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahmud_Kanti_Bello), Former Chief Whip of the Senate (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Senate)
Mamman Shata (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamman_Shata), a Hausa griot (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griot)/musician.
Mohammed Bello (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Bello_(jurist)), former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Mohammed Tukur Liman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Tukur_Liman) former majority leader of the Nigerian Senate (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Senate).
Muhammadu Buhari (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadu_Buhari), Military Head of State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria) 1983–1985, Chairman PTF and President of Nigeria 2015-2023
Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadu_Dikko_Yusufu) Inspector General (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inspector-general_of_police) of Police (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_Police_Force) from 1975 to 1979
Muhammadu Dikko (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammadu_Dikko), Emir of Katsina 1906–1944.
Saddik Abdullahi Mahuta (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddik_Abdullahi_Mahuta), former Chief Judge of Katsina State from 1991 to 2013 and the 11th Galadiman Katsina, District Head of Malumfashi.
Sani Ahmed Daura (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sani_Daura_Ahmed), Lagos State commissioner of police 1990, and first Governor of Yobe State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yobe_State) 1991–1992
Sani Zangon Daura (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sani_Daura), Federal Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development 1999–2000, Federal Minister of Environment 2000 – 2001
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Shehu Musa Yar'Adua (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Musa_Yar'Adua), politician, major general and Military Vice President (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_President_of_Nigeria) 1976–1979
Sunusi Mamman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunusi_Mamman), a two time Vice Chancellor of Umaru Musa Yaradua University, Katsina.
Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajudeen_Abdul-Raheem), Pan-Africanist, Oxford Rhodes Scholar and Former Deputy Director of United Nations Millennium Campaign (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Millennium_Campaign) for Africa 1961–2009
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umar_Farouk_Abdulmutallab), sentenced to life imprisonment in the United States (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States) for attempting to bomb Northwest Airlines Flight 253 (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253) on Christmas Day (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Day), 2009.
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaru_Musa_Yar'Adua), Governor of the State (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_Katsina_State) 1999–2007, and President of Nigeria (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Nigeria) 2007–2010
Umaru Mutallab (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaru_Mutallab), business and banking veteran and also a former Minister of economic development.
Ummarun Dallaje (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ummarun_Dallaje) was the 39th Islamic Leader of Katsina, the first Fulani emir, as well as the patriarch of the Dallazawa dynasty.
Yakubu Musa Katsina (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakubu_Musa_Katsina), Islamic scholar.
Yusufu Bala Usman (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bala_Usman), historian and Marxist (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marxism).