Mai Mala Buni Biography: Education, Wife, Age, News, Net Worth, Children, House, Parents

Mai Mala Buni, a Nigerian politician born on November 19, 1967, is the current governor of Yobe State and the former interim leader of the All Progressives Congress. He is a native of Yobe state, North East Nigeria, born in Buni Yadi, Gujba local government area. In the 2019 general elections in Nigeria, Mai Mala Buni was chosen as the party’s candidate for governor on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform.

Early Life

Mai Mala Buni was born on November 19, 1967, in Buni Yadi, Gujba, a local government area. Nigerian politician Mai Mala Buni, born on November 19, 1967, is the current governor of Yobe State and the former APC interim leader. He is a native of Yobe State. Before enrolling in Buni Gari Central Primary School, where he earned his First School Leaving Certificate in 1979, Buni began memorizing the Quran at a young age under the guidance of his parents and other Muslim clerics. Buni was admitted to Government Secondary School Goniri in 1979 after completing his basic school, and in 1985, he earned his West African Examination Council certificate. In 2014, he earned a B.Sc. in International Relations at Espan Formation University in the Benin Republic, where he also studied part-time. The well-known Nigerian politician is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University in the United Kingdom with a degree in international relations. He studied at the College of Vocational Science and Technology, where he graduated in 2012 with a diploma.

Career

Before becoming governor, he served as the All Progressives Congress’s (APC) national secretary. After completing his school education, Mai Mala Buni began his profession in the trade and transportation industry. He serves as the Chairman of numerous businesses, including:

• MBG Integrated Farms Ltd
• MMB Petroleum and Chemical Company Nig. Ltd
• MBG Construction and General Services Ltd
• Buni Gari and Company Nig. Ltd
• Bright View Capital Alliance Ltd
• Subi Mega Global Solutions Ltd
• Rehab Synergy Nig. Ltd
• First Integrated and Logistics Services Ltd

Mala’s political career began in 1992 when he ran for and was elected councilor for the Buni ward in the Gujba Local Government Council on the platform of the National Republican Convention (NRC) party. He was later chosen as the council’s speaker. He was appointed a member of the governing board of the University of Uyo in 2004 after being designated a senior legislative assistant in Nigeria’s National Assembly in 2002. He was unanimously chosen as Chairman of the Yobe state’s Advanced Congress of Democrats in 2006. Buni Mai Mala joined the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), which was in power at the time, in Yobe state in 2011 and was later named the governor of Yobe’s special adviser on political and legislative matters, Ibrahim Gaidam. Mai Mala Buni was elected the first state chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Yobe State after becoming the party’s state secretary in Yobe state in 2013. In 2014, Mai Mala Buni was chosen as the APC’s first-ever National Secretary. He was nominated, endorsed, and chosen as the APC’s candidate for governor of Yobe State in the 2019 election while still serving as the party’s national secretary and board chairman of the Nigeria Shippers Council. Hon. Mai Mala defeated Alhaji Bello Iliya of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to become the fourth executive governor of Yobe State during the 2019 general elections.

Personal Life

Although the names of Mai Mala Buni’s other wives and his first wife have not been made public, he is married to several women. Due to his political stances, the politician has kept his private life out of the media.

Social Media

• Twitter: @Maimalabuni019
• Facebook: @mmbuni

Net Worth

Popular Nigerian politician Mai Mala Buni now serves as governor of Yobe State. He is thought to be worth $5 million.