Hajiya Zainab Maina

Hajiya Zainab Maina, FCIA, MFR (born 7 August 1948) was the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She was appointed in July 2011.[1]

Education and personal life

Zainab Maina hails from Adamawa State in North-East Nigeria. She was educated at Kaduna Polytechnic where she obtained a Diploma in Administration and Higher National Diploma in Catering and Hotel Management. In addition, she also obtained a certificate in Secretarial Studies from the Federal Training Centre Kaduna and the Centre for Development & Population, Washington DC, USA where she received a Certificate in Institution Building Activities. She is married to Alhaji Umar Joji Maina, the Dan-maliki of Mubi in Adamawa State and they have children.

Political and governmental career

Prior to her ministerial appointment in July 2011, Zainab Maina was:

  • Board Chairman, National Commission for Nomadic Education, Kaduna (2009–2011);
  • Board Chairman, Garki Microfinance Bank (1998);
  • Board Chairman, NCWS, Garki Microfinance Bank, Abuja (1997);
  • Deputy Chairman, Police Community Relations Committee FCT Command (1998-Date);
  • Member, Vision 2010 Committee (1997);
  • Board Member, National Programme on Immunization (1998–2000);
  • Board Member, Adamawa State Primary Schools Board (1991–1994);
  • Board Member, Family Economic Advancement Programme (FEAP) (1997–2000).

She was the National President – National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), Nigeria (1997-2001. In the ruling party in Nigeria, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Zainab Maina holds sway as part of the think-tank as Member, PDP Elders Committee; Member, PDP Board of Trustees; Executive Director, Women Affairs of the Jonathan/Sambo Presidential Campaign (2010); Member, PDP Presidential Electoral/Screening Committee (2010); National Women Representative, PDP Presidential Campaign Council (2007); Delegate, National Political Reform Conference (NPRC)-2005; Women Representative, PDP Reconciliation Committee on theExecutive/Legislative Impasse(2002); International Convener, Home Economics and Consumer Affairs International Council of Women (ICW) Bangkok, Thailand (1993).

Non-governmental work
  • Founder/President, Women for Peace Initiative (WOPI) Nigeria
  • Patron, Young Muslim Women Association, Nigeria
  • Sub-Regional Coordinator- Anglophone Africa, International Council for Women
  • Member, World Association of NGOs (WANGO)
  • Member, West African Civil Society Forum (WACSOF)
  • INGO Ambassador, International Non-Governmental Organization(London, UK)

Awards and honours
  • National Award of Excellence towards Women Development Abuja, Nigeria
  • Jean Harris Award – Rotary International
  • Winner of the Distinguished Eagle Achievement Award Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Amazon Women Award for Contribution towards the Development of Womanhood, Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Africa Youth Congress Award on the authority of the Senate Headquarters, Banjul, the Gambia
  • Merit Award by the Mayor of Atlanta, USA
  • Meritorious Certificate for Loyal and Devoted Services to Development by the Nawar-U-Deen Society of Nigeria
  • Certificate of Recognition – University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA
  • Quintessence Award for Remarkable Contribution to Humanity by media in support of Humanity (MISH)
  • Ambassador for peace by the Universal Peace Federation and the Inter-Religious and International federation for world peace
  • Honorary citizen of Kansas City, USA
  • Fellow, African Business School – FABS
  • Fellow Chartered Institute of Administration – FCIA
  • Member of the Order of the Federal Republic – MFR
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References
  1. "Oduah-Ogiemwonyi is new aviation minister, Maina heads women affairs". The Sun (Nigeria). 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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