# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/abba-kabir-yusuf
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:14:31.513Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/abba-kabir-yusuf"
name: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
slug: "abba-kabir-yusuf"
description: "Abba Kabir Yusuf \n(born 5 January 1963) is a Nigerian politician who has served as governor of Kano State since May 2023. He served as commissioner for Works, Housing and Transport in the Kano State Executive Council from 2011 to 2015, during the administration of Rabi'u Musa Kwankwaso. He decamped from the NNPP to APC in 2026, citing need for unity and delivering development to the people."
tagline: "Nigerian politician"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1963-01-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           44.98
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.911738666666666
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     50.00000000000001
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  142
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir"
    title: "Abba Kabir"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kai.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nup.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abba_Kabir_Yusuf"
    title: "Abba Kabir Yusuf"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91908076"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump