Muhammad Adamu Aliero (born 1 January 1957) was governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He became Senator for Kebbi Central from June 5, 2007 till December 18, 2008.[1][2]
Aliero was appointed Minister of the Federal Capital Territory by President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua in December 2008.[3]He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.[4]
He has three wives Maimuna, Zainab and Aaliyah. He is the father of 10 children 9 boys 1 girl. Their names are Fatima, Sadiq, Mustapha, Abdulazziz Aliyu, Umar, Adamu, Khalil, Abubakar, and Ahmed. He is currently living in Abuja.[5]
Born in Aliero, Aliero Local Government Area of Kebbi State (then part of the Northern Region), Adamu received his primary education at an Islamic school. His elementary education commenced in 1965 at Aliero Town Planning School. He then attended the Government Secondary School in Koko and graduated in 1976.
This was followed by admission into the School of Basic Studies at Ahmadu Bello University, where he enrolled in the Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB) certificate program. He began undergraduate studies in 1977 and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in political science in 1980.
In 1981, Aliero began his working career as an administrative officer at the College of Education in Sokoto and joined the Nigeria Immigration Service in the same year. In 1997, he voluntarily resigned from the Customs and Excise Service and went into the private business sector, dealing in export and import trade.