FACT 1
Amina Bala Zakari, Nee Husaini Adamu, was born
on the 23rd of June 1960.
FACT 2
She hails from Kazaure Local Government of
Jigawa State.
FACT 3
Mrs Amina Bala Zakari
She completed her elementary education at
Shekara Girls Primary School, Kano in 1971 and
proceeded to the prestigious Queens College
Yaba, Lagos for her Secondary Education where
she obtained her School Certificate/WASC in
1976.
FACT 4
In 1976, she proceed to Ahmadu Bello University
(ABU), Zaria in 1976 for a degree programme. She
graduated with a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Degree in Pharmacy with a Second Class Upper in
1980.
FACT 5
She had her National Youth Service Programme at
the Federal University of Technology, Bauchi
between 1981 -1982, where she set up a
Pharmacy and Drug Store Dispensary as her
service year project.
FACT 6
Her other academic qualifications include,
Certificate in Managing Drugs Supply for Primary
Health Care from the International Drug Agency,
MHS Amsterdam, Netherlands and a Certificate in
General Management Programme, Executive
Education in Business and Management, Harvard
Business School (HBS) Cambridge,
Massachusetts, USA.
FACT 7
She began her professional career at the Ahmadu
Bello University Teaching Hospital, Kaduna as a
Senior Pharmacist in 1984.
FACT 8
She was at CVS Pharmacy Hartsdale, New York,
USA between 1993 and 1994 as an Intern
Pharmacist and returned to Nigeria to join the
Consolidated Health Services, Abakpa Kaduna,
where she became the Chief Pharmacist/
Consultant from 1996 to 1997.
FACT 9
She also worked with Afri-Project Consortium,
Abuja from 1999 to 2001, where she was also a
Senior Consultant/Chief Pharmacist.
FACT 10
She joined the services of the Federal Capital
Territory Administration in 2004, where she was
one time Secretary Health and Human Services,
Secretary Social Development and Acting
Secretary, Agriculture and Rural Development.
FACT 11
Her career as a pharmacist Consultant, saw her
working with the National AIDS and STDs Control
Program (NASCP), Federal Ministry of Health
2002, Project Director for National Primary Health
care Development Agency in 2003, Project
Coordinator for FCT Federation of Muslim
Women's Organization (FOMWAN) 2003, National
Consultant, National Agency for Food and Drugs
Administration and Control (NAFDAC) 2004, Lead
Consultant/ Project Manager, Songhai Medical
Centre Limited 2008, Consultant, Complete
Medicare Limited and Accessible Managed Care
Limited 2008 and Consultant, Millennium
Development Goal Office 2008.
FACT 12
Amina Zakari is a Registered Pharmacist and
Member, Pharmacist's Society of Nigeria as well
as member of Nigeria Institute of Management
(NIM).
FACT 13
Her hobbies include reading, crafts and traveling.
FACT 14
She is a widow with five children.
FACT 15
She is a National Electoral Commissioner at INEC
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