Kashim Shettima

Kashim Shettima Mustapha (born 2 September 1966) is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019. Born in Maiduguri in 1966, Shettima pursued higher education at the University of Maiduguri and the University of Ibadan. After completing his studies, he was in academia before joining banking, eventually ascending to hold several prominent executive positions within banks. By the mid-2000s, Shettima had become the manager of Zenith Bank's Maiduguri branch before resigning from his position to join the state cabinet of Governor Ali Modu Sheriff in 2007. After serving four years in the cabinet, he was elected governor in 2011 and re-elected by a significantly larger margin in 2015. His tenure as governor was characterized by the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency. Shettima left office in 2019 and subsequently became a senator.