Abdulkadir Kure | |
Office: | Governor of Niger State |
Term Start: | 29 May 1999 |
Term End: | 29 May 2007 |
Predecessor: | Habibu Idris Shuaibu |
Successor: | Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu |
Birth Date: | 1956 2, df=y |
Birth Place: | Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria |
Death Place: | Germany |
Party: | PDP |
Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.[1] He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced Sharia law in Niger State.[2] [3]
Kure was married to Zainab Abdulkadir Kure, a former civil servant and, beginning in 2007, a member of the Nigerian Senate until 2015. They had two daughters and four sons.[4]
Kure hailed from Lapai Local Government of the state, he held a traditional title of Rani Lapai. He died on 8 January 2017 in Germany at the age of 60.[5]