Hadiza Bala Usman

Hadiza Bala Usman
Special Adviser on Policy Coordination to the President
Assumed office
19 June 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority
In office
11 July 2016  6 May 2021
Preceded byHabibu Abdullahi
Succeeded byMohammed Bello-Koko
Personal details
Born (1976-01-02) 2 January 1976
Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressives Congress (2013–present)
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Children2
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Hadiza Bala Usman (born 2 January 1976) is a Nigerian politician who served as managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority from 2016 to 2021. She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016. She was appointed special adviser on Policy and Coordination Central Delivery Coordination Unit (CDCU) to President Bola Tinubu in June 2023 together with Hannatu Musawa who's currently serving as minister of Art, Culture and the Creative Economy of Nigeria.

Since 2014, she is one of the co-founders of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, and is also a founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress.