Aisha Buhari clocks 51: Five facts about wife of the Nigerian President

Aisha Buhari has a bachelor’s degree in public administration at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), a master’s degree in international affairs and strategic studies from the Nigerian Defence Academy, and also holds a post-graduate diploma in cosmetology and beauty from the Academy Esthetique Beauty Institute of France.

She is the founder and managing director of Hanzy Spa and principal of Hanzy Beauty Institute, a beauty salon in Kaduna and Abuja, and closed after her husband Muhammadu Buhari was elected the President of Nigeria on Friday, May 29, 2015.

Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Aisha Buhari:

1. She is the second wife of President Muhammadu Buhari.

2. She is the granddaughter of Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu who was the first Minister of Defence in Nigeria.

3. The 51-year-old is a cosmetologist and beauty therapist.

4. The first lady got married to President Buhari at age 18.

5. She is a feminist who fights for girl power and against forced early marriages and other issues relating to women in Nigeria.