Jibrin Isah Biography, Family, Education, Career and Net Worth

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Jibrin Isah is Nigerian politician and banker, who is the senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District of Kogi State at the 9th National Assembly.

FAMILY

Jibrin Isah was born on 28 February 1960. He hails from Kogi State, Nigeria.

EDUCATION

Isah attended the LGEA Primary School, Ajiolo-Ojaji from 1967 to 1972. He proceeded to the Our Lady of School, Anyigba for his secondary education between 1973 and 1977.

He got his B.sc degree in Economics at the Bayero University Kano in 1983. He got his masters in Economics at the University of Lagos in 1991.

He got another masters in Petroleum and Energy at the University of Ibadan in 2002. He obtained his MBA at the University of Nigeria in 2003.

CAREER

In 1988, he joined Chase Merchant Bank Plc as an analyst. He moved to Afribank International Limited (Merchant Bankers) in 1991 as the Pioneer Head of Project Finance/Leasing Department.

He was made the Pioneer Head of Capital Market group in 1993. In 1998, he was the pioneer Managing Director/Chief Executive of AIL Securities Limited.

In 2011, Jibrin Isah contested for the Governorship ticket of the People’s Democratic Party, he lost to Idris Wada.

In the 2019 general election, He was elected as the senator representing Kogi East after a supplementary election.

He polled 134,189 votes while Ali Atai Aidoko, the candidate of the PDP polled 74,201 votes.

He will be contesting to retain his position as the member representing Kogi East senatorial district in the upcoming 2023 election.

NET WORTH

His estimated net worth is not available.

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