Biographical overview
During her tenure as its national president, NAOWA was at the forefront of the national movement for a self-reliant economy. The association launched several development efforts for the education and self improvement of womenfolk. It ran workshops, organised seminars and lectures for soldiers' wives in particular and other citizens. The association operated several farms and small-scale enterprises for the benefit of its members and the less-privileged.
Biographical record
- Title
- Mrs
- Surname
- Abacha
- First Name
- Maryam
- Other Names
- Sani
- Previous Name
- Jidah
- Gender
- Female
- Source of Publication
- Top 500 Women in Nigeria
- Date of Birth
- 4th of March, 1947
- Status
- Alive
- State of Origin
- Borno State
- Place of Birth
- Kaduna State
- Father's Name
- Alhaji Sheikh Mahammad Jidah
- Father's Status
- Deceased
- Mother's Name
- Hajiya Ya Gumsu Nasara
- Mother's Status
- Deceased
- Marital Status
- Widowed
- Name of Spouse
- General Sani Abacha
- Number of Children (Male)
- 7
- Number of Children ( Female)
- 3
- Names of Children
- Ibrahim Abacha
Mohammed Abacha
Abba Sani Abacha
Mahmud Sani Abacha
Sadiq Abacha
Zainab Abacha
Fatima Gumsu Sani Abacha
Rakiya Abacha
Abdullahi Abacha
Mustapha Abacha - Profession
- Former First Lady
- Education Level
- Secondary
- Schools Attended with Dates
- Tudun Wada Primary and U.N.A. Sabongari Primary School, Zaria, Kaduna State. Dala Girls' Secondary School, Kano
- Have you ever been a member of any political party?
- N/A
- Outstanding Achievements
- Maryam Abacha founded National Hospital Abuja (originally National Hospital For Women And Children), African First Ladies Peace Mission, The Poverty Alleviation Programme, The National Programme on Immunisation, The Family Support Programme, The Family Support Basic Education Programme and The Family Economic Advancement Programme
- Hobbies
- social work, cultural affairs and reading.
- Social Clubs
- National president of the Nigerian Army Officers' Wives' Association (1985 - 1990)
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