Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
- Name: Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
- Birthdate: January 10, 1966
- Birthplace: Tambuwal village, Sokoto state
- Occupation: Politician
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal was born on January 10, 1966, in Tambuwal village, Sokoto State, Nigeria. The son of Waziri Tambuwal, he began his formal education at Town Primary School in Tambuwal, earning his Primary School Leaving Certificate in 1979. He proceeded to Government Teachers’ College in Dogon-Daji, where he obtained a Teachers Grade II Certificate in 1984.
Tambuwal later pursued a degree in Law at Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992 after completing his studies at the Nigerian Law School in Lagos.
His academic training includes international courses such as:
- Telecoms Regulatory Master Class, Bath, UK (2004)
- Lawmaking for the Communications Sector, BMIT, Johannesburg, South Africa (2004)
- Regulating a Competitive Industry, UK and Brussels (2005)
- International Legislative Drafting, Tulane University (2005)
- Influence and Negotiation, Stanford Graduate School of Business (2008)
- He has been an active member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA).
Entry into politics
Tambuwal's political journey began in 1999 when he served as Personal Assistant on Legislative Affairs to the then Senate Leader, Senator Abdullahi Wali. By 2003, he sought elective office and was elected to the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), representing the Kebbi/Tambuwal Federal Constituency.
In 2007, Tambuwal defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside former Sokoto State Governor Attahiru Bafarawa. Following internal disputes over return tickets, he briefly returned to the ANPP before rejoining the PDP after its gubernatorial candidate for Sokoto, Aliyu Wamakko, made a similar move.
Tambuwal’s roles in the National Assembly were significant. He became Minority Leader in 2005 and was appointed Deputy Chief Whip following his re-election in 2007.
In October 2014, Tambuwal made headlines when he formally defected from the ruling PDP to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). Days later, the Inspector General of Police withdrew his security details—a move widely condemned by civil society and political observers as undemocratic.
Personal life
Tambuwal is married and has four children.
