Muhammadu Buhari

==Personal life==

=== Family ===
[[File:The First Lady of Nigeria Her Excellency Aisha Buhari.jpg|thumb|Buhari's second and current wife, [[Aisha Buhari]]]]
In 1971, Buhari married his first wife, [[Safinatu Buhari|Safinatu]] (née Yusuf). They had five children together, four girls and one boy. Their first daughter, Zulaihat (Zulai) was named after Buhari's mother. Their other children are Fatima, Musa (deceased son), Hadiza, and Safinatu.<ref name="naijarchives.com22">[https://web.archive.org/web/20150524021054/http://naijarchives.com/general-muhammadu-buhari-late-wife-safinatu/ General Muhammadu Buhari and his late wife, Safinatu]. naijarchives.com (3 April 2015)</ref> In 1988, Buhari and his first wife Safinatu divorced. On 14 January 2006, Safinatu died from complications of [[diabetes]]. In November 2012, Buhari's first daughter, Zulaihat (née Buhari) Junaid died from [[sickle cell anaemia]], two days after having a baby at a hospital in Kaduna.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fabmagazineonline.com/news-general-muhammad-buhari-loses-40-year-old-daughter-zulai-buhari-junaid-to-sickle-cell/|title=General Muhammad Buhari loses 40 year old daughter, Zulai Buhari-Junaid to sickle cell|date=1 December 2012|publisher=FAB Magazine Online|access-date=16 January 2015|archive-date=25 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225072318/http://fabmagazineonline.com/news-general-muhammad-buhari-loses-40-year-old-daughter-zulai-buhari-junaid-to-sickle-cell/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 1989, Buhari married his second and current wife [[Aisha Buhari]] (née Halilu). They also had five children together, a boy and four girls: Aisha, Halima, Yusuf, Zahra "Zarah" and Amina.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/219174-president-buharis-children-schooled.html|title=President Buhari's children and where they schooled|date=29 December 2016|website=Premium Times Nigeria|language=en-GB|access-date=12 March 2019|archive-date=25 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925143953/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/naija-fashion/219174-president-buharis-children-schooled.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Yusuf married Zahra Nasir Bayero, the daughter of Emir [[Nasiru Ado Bayero]], in August 2021.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58291132|title=Nigeria's royal wedding: Private jets, glitz and glamour|work=BBC News|date=21 August 2021|access-date=21 August 2021|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821131543/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58291132|url-status=live}}</ref>

Buhari is a [[Muslims|Muslim]].

=== Wealth ===
In 2015, Buhari declared US$150,000 cash; in addition to five homes and two mud houses as well as farms, an orchard and a ranch of 270 head of cattle, 25 sheep, five horses and a variety of birds, shares in three firms, two undeveloped plots of land, and two cars bought from his savings.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34150508|title=Nigerian leader declares wealth|date=4 September 2015|work=BBC News|access-date=13 February 2020|language=en-GB|archive-date=13 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613054911/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-34150508|url-status=live}}</ref>