Iya Abubakar

Iya Abubakar
Senator from Adamawa North
In office May 1999 – May 2007
Preceded by	Paul Wampana
Succeeded by	Mohammed Mana
Constituency	Adamawa North
Federal Minister of Internal Affairs
In office 1981–1982
President	Shehu Shagari
Preceded by	Maitama Bello Yusuf
Succeeded by	Ali Baba
Federal Minister of Defence
In office 24 October 1979 – January 1981
President	Shehu Shagari
Preceded by	Olusegun Obasanjo
Succeeded by	Akanbi Oniyangi
Director, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
In office 1972–1975
Personal details
Born	Iya Abubakar Belel (1934-12-13) 13 December 1934 (age 89) Belel, Northern Cameroons (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria)
Political party	Peoples Democratic Party (since 1999)
Other political affiliations	National Party of Nigeria (1979–1983)
Spouse	Uratu Balla
Alma mater	University of Ibadan
Profession	Mathematician, professor, politician

Iya Abubakar (born 14 December 1934) is a Nigerian politician and mathematician who held multiple cabinet level appointments (Minister of Defence and Minister of Internal Affairs) during the Nigerian Second Republic, and Senator for Adamawa North from May 1999 to May 2007.^[1]