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Nigerian activist and politician (born 1976)

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.^[1] She previously served as the chief of staff to the governor of Kaduna State from 2015 to 2016.^[2] 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^[3] 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.^[4]

Early life and education

Hadiza Bala Usman was born on 2 January 1976 in Zaria to a Fulani ruling class family of the Sullubawa clan.

Her father, Yusufu Bala Usman, the grandson of Sarkin Katsina Muhammadu Katsina Dik