Kabir Garba Marafa
Kabir Garba Marafa | |
|---|---|
Senator Marafa | |
| Senator for Zamfara Central | |
| In office June 2011 – June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Hassan Nasiha |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Nasiha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1960 Yandoton daji, tsafe local govt. Zamfara state. |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Political party | All Progressive Congress (APC) |
| Alma mater | Kaduna Polytechnic, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chemical Engineer |
Kabir Garba Marafa CON OFR is a Nigerian politician born on September 16, 1960, in Yandoton Daji, Birnin Yandoto Emirate, Tsafe Local Government, Zamfara State . He served as Senator for Zamfara Central from 2011 to 2019 under the umbrella of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Marafa was Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources Upstream in the 7th Assembly, he became the Chairman of the Senate Joint Committee on Petroleum Resources in the 8th Assembly, and was a member of many other committees.He sponsored the Petroleum Industry Bill and lobbied vigorously for the creation of the Presidential Initiative on Zamfara State (PIZAMS) .Marafa contributed significantly to the establishment of Federal University Gusau and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) office in Gusau.