Zainab Gimba

Zainab Gimba is a Nigerian politician currently serving as a second-term member of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, representing the Bama/Ngala/Kala Balge federal constituency of Borno State. An academic and public administrator by training, she holds a PhD in Public Administration and Policy Analysis from the University of Maiduguri. Before her legislative career, she served as a Commissioner for the Borno State ministries of Poverty Alleviation and Youth Empowerment, Basic Education, and Water Resources. Gimba is a member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and has been elected as vice president of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarian (CWP) Africa region, consistently advocating for gender equality and improved representation in government.