Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is the Wife
of the President of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, who
was elected at the last general election, held
on March 28, 2015.
She hails from Adamawa State, North-East
Region of Nigeria. Her grandfather, Alhaji
Mohammed Ribadu, was Nigeria’s first
Minister of Defence. Her twenty-five years
marriage to the former Head of State is
blessed with five children and a
granddaughter.
Mrs. Buhari has a Master’s Degree in
International Affairs and Strategic Studies
(MIASS) from the Nigerian Defence Academy
(NDA), Kaduna and a Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Degree in Public Administration from
Ambrose Ali University (AAU), Ekpoma. She
is currently undertaking a Counseling
Course on Co-Dependency in the United
Kingdom.
Prior to acquiring her higher degrees, Mrs.
Buhari had earlier pursued a career in
Beauty and fashion and obtained a Diploma
in Beauty Therapy from the Carlton Institute
of Beauty Therapy, Windsor, United
Kingdom and specialized in Permanent
Make-up, Mesotherapy and Miocro-
dermabrasion. As well as obtained
Certificate from a French beauty school,
Estheitique Academie in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates (UAE) on Japanese Gold Facial and
Towel-folding Techniques.
Her natural passion for beauty and fashion
is overwhelming, and this makes her
interestingly unique, as she works, teaches
and mentors young ones on beauty and
fashion. In her almost fifteen years in the
beauty industry, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari
has trained, mentored and empowered
hundreds of Nigerians in her chosen
profession, beauty. She is the Founder/
Managing Director of Hanzy Spa and
Principal of Hanzy Beauty Institute, Kaduna
and Abuja.
She is a Resource Person to National Basic
Technical Education (NBTE) on Beauty
Therapy and Cosmetology and has
participated in the curriculum development
of Small Medium Enterprises for NBTE. She is
an advocate of Women and Girl-child
educationhaving from an area that is
educationally disadvantaged for the female
gender.