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Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Member of | Federal Cabinet |
Appointer | The
President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Deputy | Minister of State |
Website |
foreignaffairs |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Federal Executive Council.
The first woman to serve as the Nigerian foreign minister was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was in the post briefly in 2006. [1]
Political party: NPC NCNC NPP APC PDP Military
Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Republic | |||||
1 |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
(1912–1966) |
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1 October 1960 [2] | 17 July 1961 |
Balewa
( I) |
2 |
Jaja Wachuku
(1918–1996) |
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17 July 1961 [2] | 7 January 1965 | |
3 |
Nuhu Bamalli
(1917–2001) |
1 December 1965 [2] | 17 January 1966 | Balewa
( II) | |
Military Government (1966–1979) | |||||
4 |
Okoi Arikpo
(1916–1995) |
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3 September 1967 [2] | 29 July 1975 |
Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
5 |
Joseph Nanven Garba
(1943–2002) |
6 August 1975 [3] | July 1978 |
Muhammed
(Federal Executive Council) (Federal Executive Council) | |
6 |
Henry Adefope
(1926–2012) |
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July 1978 [4] | 1979 | Obasanjo
(Federal Executive Council) |
Second Republic | |||||
7 |
Ishaya Audu
(1927–2005) |
December 1979 [5] | October 1983 |
Shagari
( I) | |
8 |
Emeka Anyaoku
(b. 1933) |
October 1983 [6] | December 1983 | Shagari
(II) | |
Military Government (1983–1993) | |||||
9 |
Ibrahim Gambari
(b. 1944) |
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18 January 1984 [7] | 27 August 1985 |
Buhari
(Federal Executive Council) |
10 |
Bolaji Akinyemi
(b. 1942) |
11 September 1985 [8] | 21 December 1987 |
Babangida
(Federal Executive Council) | |
11 |
Ike Nwachukwu
(b. 1940) |
21 December 1987 [9] | 30 December 1989 | ||
12 |
Rilwanu Lukman
(1938–2014) |
30 December 1989 [10] | 30 August 1990 | ||
13 | Ike Nwachukwu
(b. 1940) |
30 August 1990 | January 1993 | ||
Third Republic ( Interim National Government) | |||||
14 |
Matthew Mbu
(1929–2012) |
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4 January 1993 [11] | 17 November 1993 |
Shonekan
( I) |
Military Government (1993–1999) | |||||
15 |
Baba Gana Kingibe
(b. 1945) |
23 November 1993 [12] | 20 March 1995 |
Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) | |
16 |
Tom Ikimi
(b. 1944) |
20 March 1995 | 8 June 1998 | ||
17 |
Ignatius Olisemeka
(b. 1932) |
20 August 1998 [13] | June 1999 |
Abubakar
(Federal Executive Council) | |
Fourth Republic | |||||
18 |
Sule Lamido
(b. 1948) |
30 June 1999 [14] | May 2003 | Obasanjo
( I) | |
19 |
Oluyemi Adeniji
(1934–2017) |
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8 July 2003 [15] | June 2006 | Obasanjo
( II) |
20 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(b. 1954) |
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21 June 2006 [16] | 4 August 2006
(resigned) [17] | |
21 |
Joy Ogwu
(b. 1946) |
30 August 2006 [18] | 29 May 2007 | ||
22 |
Ojo Maduekwe
(1945–2016) |
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26 July 2007 [19] | 17 March 2010 |
Yar'Adua
( I) |
23 |
Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
(b. 1954) |
17 March 2010
(supervising) |
April 2010 |
Jonathan
( I) | |
24 |
Henry Odein Ajumogobia
(b. 1956) |
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5 April 2010 [20] | 9 July 2011 | Jonathan
( II) |
25 |
Olugbenga Ashiru
(1948–2014) |
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11 July 2011 | 11 September 2013 | |
26 |
Viola Onwuliri
(b. 1956) |
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11 September 2013 | March 2014 | |
27 |
Aminu Bashir Wali
(b. 1941) |
5 March 2014 [21] | 29 May 2015 | ||
28 |
Geoffrey Onyeama
(b. 1956) |
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11 November 2015 [22] | 29 May 2023 | Buhari |
29 |
Yusuf Tuggar
(b. 1967) |
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21 August 2023 [23] | Incumbent |
Tinubu
( I) |
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (June 2024) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() | |
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
Member of | Federal Cabinet |
Appointer | The
President with Senate advice and consent |
Term length | No fixed term |
Deputy | Minister of State |
Website |
foreignaffairs |
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria is the head of the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a member of the Federal Executive Council.
The first woman to serve as the Nigerian foreign minister was Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who was in the post briefly in 2006. [1]
Political party: NPC NCNC NPP APC PDP Military
Name
(Born-Died) |
Portrait | Term of Office | Cabinet | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Republic | |||||
1 |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
(1912–1966) |
![]() |
1 October 1960 [2] | 17 July 1961 |
Balewa
( I) |
2 |
Jaja Wachuku
(1918–1996) |
![]() |
17 July 1961 [2] | 7 January 1965 | |
3 |
Nuhu Bamalli
(1917–2001) |
1 December 1965 [2] | 17 January 1966 | Balewa
( II) | |
Military Government (1966–1979) | |||||
4 |
Okoi Arikpo
(1916–1995) |
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3 September 1967 [2] | 29 July 1975 |
Gowon
(Federal Executive Council) |
5 |
Joseph Nanven Garba
(1943–2002) |
6 August 1975 [3] | July 1978 |
Muhammed
(Federal Executive Council) (Federal Executive Council) | |
6 |
Henry Adefope
(1926–2012) |
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July 1978 [4] | 1979 | Obasanjo
(Federal Executive Council) |
Second Republic | |||||
7 |
Ishaya Audu
(1927–2005) |
December 1979 [5] | October 1983 |
Shagari
( I) | |
8 |
Emeka Anyaoku
(b. 1933) |
October 1983 [6] | December 1983 | Shagari
(II) | |
Military Government (1983–1993) | |||||
9 |
Ibrahim Gambari
(b. 1944) |
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18 January 1984 [7] | 27 August 1985 |
Buhari
(Federal Executive Council) |
10 |
Bolaji Akinyemi
(b. 1942) |
11 September 1985 [8] | 21 December 1987 |
Babangida
(Federal Executive Council) | |
11 |
Ike Nwachukwu
(b. 1940) |
21 December 1987 [9] | 30 December 1989 | ||
12 |
Rilwanu Lukman
(1938–2014) |
30 December 1989 [10] | 30 August 1990 | ||
13 | Ike Nwachukwu
(b. 1940) |
30 August 1990 | January 1993 | ||
Third Republic ( Interim National Government) | |||||
14 |
Matthew Mbu
(1929–2012) |
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4 January 1993 [11] | 17 November 1993 |
Shonekan
( I) |
Military Government (1993–1999) | |||||
15 |
Baba Gana Kingibe
(b. 1945) |
23 November 1993 [12] | 20 March 1995 |
Abacha
(Federal Executive Council) | |
16 |
Tom Ikimi
(b. 1944) |
20 March 1995 | 8 June 1998 | ||
17 |
Ignatius Olisemeka
(b. 1932) |
20 August 1998 [13] | June 1999 |
Abubakar
(Federal Executive Council) | |
Fourth Republic | |||||
18 |
Sule Lamido
(b. 1948) |
30 June 1999 [14] | May 2003 | Obasanjo
( I) | |
19 |
Oluyemi Adeniji
(1934–2017) |
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8 July 2003 [15] | June 2006 | Obasanjo
( II) |
20 |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
(b. 1954) |
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21 June 2006 [16] | 4 August 2006
(resigned) [17] | |
21 |
Joy Ogwu
(b. 1946) |
30 August 2006 [18] | 29 May 2007 | ||
22 |
Ojo Maduekwe
(1945–2016) |
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26 July 2007 [19] | 17 March 2010 |
Yar'Adua
( I) |
23 |
Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi
(b. 1954) |
17 March 2010
(supervising) |
April 2010 |
Jonathan
( I) | |
24 |
Henry Odein Ajumogobia
(b. 1956) |
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5 April 2010 [20] | 9 July 2011 | Jonathan
( II) |
25 |
Olugbenga Ashiru
(1948–2014) |
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11 July 2011 | 11 September 2013 | |
26 |
Viola Onwuliri
(b. 1956) |
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11 September 2013 | March 2014 | |
27 |
Aminu Bashir Wali
(b. 1941) |
5 March 2014 [21] | 29 May 2015 | ||
28 |
Geoffrey Onyeama
(b. 1956) |
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11 November 2015 [22] | 29 May 2023 | Buhari |
29 |
Yusuf Tuggar
(b. 1967) |
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21 August 2023 [23] | Incumbent |
Tinubu
( I) |