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Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has taken to social media to celebrate his wife, Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, with a touching tribute on the occasion of her birthday.
In a heartfelt message titled “Special Birthday Prayers”, El-Rufai invited the public to join him and the El-Rufai family in wishing Hadiza a happy birthday, describing her as his “best friend, university classmate, teenage sweetheart and dearest wife.”
“We pray for Almighty God to continue to bless her with good health, long life and happiness,” he wrote.
Highlighting her academic and personal accomplishments, El-Rufai praised Hadiza as a “bundle of brains, beauty and brawn”, noting her impressive academic background, which includes three master’s degrees in architecture, business administration, and creative writing. He also lauded her fluency in French and her role as a published novelist.
“I am immensely proud to call her my wife, my partner and enduring pillar of support,” he added, recalling that his life began to have meaning when they married nearly 40 years ago.
El-Rufai affectionately described Hadiza as a “taskmaster and disciplined organizer of our home”, while also celebrating her as the mother of Hon. Bello El-Rufai and his siblings, as well as grandmother to the couple’s three grandchildren.
Please join our family in not only thanking her for these and more, but being the proud mother and grand-mom to our three cute grandchildren,” he said.