Atiku Abubakar Biography, Net Worth, Age, Wife, House, Cars

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Atiku Abubakar Biography

Atiku Abubakar (GCON) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the 11th Vice President of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 and has run for the country’s presidency five times.

Abubakar was born on 25 November 1946 and initially ran for Governor of Adamawa State in 1990, 1996, and 1998 before being elected.

He initially ran for President of Nigeria during the 1993 presidential election under the Social Democratic Party but lost to Moshood Abiola and Baba Gana Kingibe.

During the next two elections in 2007, 2011, and 2015 he ran as Action Congress’ party candidate, and People’s Democratic Party’s candidate respectively.

He was PDP’s candidate again in 2019 losing to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari.

In 2021 he won the Democratic Party presidential primaries against Nyesom Wike and is now a candidate for the 2023 general election with his running mate, Delta State governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

For those asking how to get Atiku Abubakar’s phone number, you may need to visit his official website which I have shared below.

Atiku Abubakar Profile

11th Vice President of Nigeria

• Date In office: 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007
• President: Olusegun Obasanjo
• Preceded by: Mike Akhigbe
• Succeeded by: Goodluck Jonathan

Personal details

• Born: 25 November 1946 (age 76) in Jada, British Cameroon (now Jada, Adamawa State, Nigeria)
• Nationality: Nigerian
• Political party: People’s Democratic Party (1998–2006; 2007–2014; 2017–present)
• Other political affiliations: Peoples Front of Nigeria (1989), Social Democratic Party (1989–1993), United Nigeria Congress Party (1997–1998), Action Congress (2006–2007), All Progressives Congress (2014–2017)

Spouses: 6

1. Titilayo Albert ​(Married 1971)​
2. Ladi Yakubu ​(Married 1979, divorced)​
3. Princess Rukaiyatu Mustafa (Married 1983)​
4. Fatima Shettima ​(Married 1986)​
5. Jennifer Iwenjiora Douglas (divorced 2021)​

Children: 28

Education: Master of Arts degree in International Relations

Alma mater: Ahmadu Bello UniversityAnglia Ruskin University

Website: See his Official website

Family (Father & Mother)

Let’s continue with Atiku Abubakar biography by talking about his parents.

Atiku Abubakar was born on 25 November 1946 in Jada, in the British Cameroons (which is now part of Nigeria).

He was the only child of his parents – his father, Garba Abubakar, was a Fulani trader and farmer and his mother was Aisha Kande.

Atiku’s namesake is his paternal grandfather, Atiku Abdulqadir, who hails from Wurno in Sokoto State and migrated to the village of Kojoli at Jada.

Meanwhile, Inuwa Dutse from Dutse in Jigawa State also moved to Jada, Adamawa State.

Tragically, Atiku’s father died by drowning when crossing a river to Toungo in 1957.

Education Background

Atiku Abubakar’s father was initially opposed to Western education for his son, but his primary schooling eventually began in 1960 at the Jada Primary School, Adamawa.

After graduating from secondary school with a grade three in the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, he studied briefly at the Nigeria Police College in Kaduna before becoming a Tax Officer and then enrolling in the School of Hygiene in Kano where he graduated with a Diploma.

He followed this with a Law Diploma from Ahmadu Bello University Institute of Administration and was later employed by the Nigerian Customs Service during the civil war.

In 2021, Atiku Abubakar completed and passed his Master’s degree in International Relations from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Net Worth

Nigerian politician Atiku Abubakar has an estimated net worth of $1.8 billion USD, although it has been the subject of much speculation and controversy.

While the exact sources of his tremendous wealth are uncertain, it is clear that he occupies a place among the wealthiest individuals in Africa.

Wives & Children

There is no way I will omit his wives and kids in this Atiku Abubakar biography. So let’s take a look at them.

Atiku Abubakar is currently married to four wives and has twenty-eight children.

He explained that he wanted to lessen the loneliness he had experienced as a child due to not having any siblings.

For this reason, he married more than one wife so his children wouldn’t feel the same way.

His eldest wife is Titilayo Albert whom he secretly married in 1971 in Lagos against her family’s wishes.

He has four children with her: Fatima, Adamu, Halima and Aminu.

His second wife is Ladi Yakubu whom he married in 1979 and from whom are six children: Abba, Atiku, Zainab, Ummi-Hauwa, Maryam and Rukaiyatu.

In 1983, Atiku got married to Princess Rukaiyatu, daughter of Lamido of Adamawa Aliyu Mustafa, for whose look after seven children were produced – Aisha, Hadiza, Aliyu (named after her late father), Asmau, Mustafa, Laila, and Abdulsalam.

Lastly was his union with Fatima Shettima in 1986 who gave birth to Amina (Meena), Mohammed, and twins Ahmed / Shehu, Zainab / Aisha, and Hafsat.

Recently on Tuesday 1 February 2022, it was confirmed that Jennifer Douglas had divorced Atiku citing disagreements over her stay in the United Kingdom as an explanation amidst other long-standing conflicts between them.

Atiku Abubakar Cars

Atiku Abubakar owns many luxury cars, some of which have been gifted to him over the years.

His collection includes a Mercedes S550, Lexus 570, Toyota Land Cruiser, and a Range Rover.

As former Vice-President of Nigeria for 10 years and a long-time Presidential candidate, Atiku has amassed a fleet of cars for security and other uses.

Many people continue to gift cars to him to this day.

List Of Atiku Abubakar Companies

The former Vice President of Nigeria has a number of companies, enterprises, and investments.

He began his foray into business when he started investing in real estate back in 1974 — obtaining loans to purchase and build houses for rent.

Moving into agriculture, Abubakar bought 2,500 hectares of land near Yola to start a maize and cotton farm, though the operation later failed.

From there, he moved into trading rice, flour and sugar before partnering with Gabrielle Volpi to create the company NICOTES — which would eventually become Intels Nigeria Limited.

Additionally, Abubakar owns Adama Beverages Limited (a beverage manufacturing plant), an animal feed factory and is involved in the American University of Nigeria.

While Abubakar has been known at times to conflict with government rules concerning his involvement in certain business activities while serving as Deputy Director of Customs Service, he maintains that he was never in control of day-to-day operations due to only owning shares.

Atiku Abubakar Private Jet

Atiku Abubakar is known to own a luxury Embraer Phenom 100 Jet which is estimated to be worth around $4.1 million (N1, 563, 330, 000).

This adds to his collection of cars and makes up a part of his private jet fleet.

Even though Atiku has been Vice President for 10 years and may have more wealth associated with his financial position than Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who was only the Governor of Lagos state, reports suggest that Tinubu’s net worth could be greater due to the fact that he has fewer dependents than Abubakar who has four wives and 28 children.

Nevertheless, both political and business figures are incredibly wealthy in all senses of the term.

Atiku Abubakar House

The Nigerian politician, Atiku Abubakar is known to own a number of homes throughout Nigeria and abroad. He has residences in Abuja, Adamawa, Lagos, and even Dubai. Whenever he’s in the country, he can be found staying in one of his many houses.

This article was updated 2 months ago