Hadiza Shagari
Hadiza Shagari | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Nigeria | |
| In role 1 October 1979 – 31 December 1983 | |
| President | Shehu Shagari |
| Preceded by | Esther Oluremi Obasanjo |
| Succeeded by | Safinatu Buhari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hadiza Dawaiya 1940 or 1941 |
| Died | 12 August 2021 (aged 80) Abuja, Nigeria |
| Spouse | |
Hadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was a Nigerian public figure, former First Lady of Nigeria from 1979 to 1983, and widow of Shehu Shagari.
Together with Shehu Shagari's other two wives, Hadiza Shagari served as First Lady of Nigeria when her husband assumed the presidency from 1 October 1979 to 31 December 1983.