Background
Shagali was born on 13 February 1980, the fifth child of Alhaji Abdullahi Shagali and the second to Hajia Zulaihat.
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Aminu Abdullahi Shagali
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He attended Bako Zuntu Nursery and Primary School, Zaria (1986–1993), Federal Government College, Daura in Katsina State (1993–1999), and Kaduna State Polytechnic, Zaria (now Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic) where he sat for the Interim Joint Matriculation Board examamination in 2000. Shagali studied Political Science at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and completed a master"s degree in Public Administration at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 2008.
Career
He was a successful business man before joining politics in 2010. He obtained a Doctorate Degree (Doctor of Philosophy) in Rural Development at the University of Bakhtalruda, Sudan. Shagali"s colleagues elected him Speaker of the 5th State Assembly on 8 June 2015.
He is a member representing Sabon Gari constituency in the Kaduna State House of Assembly since 2011.
On 11 April 2015, Shagali was re-elected to represent his constituency in the state parliament. Between 2011 and June, 2015, Shagali held many key positions in the Assembly.
He was Deputy Minority Leader and Chairman, House Committee on Science and Technology, Deputy Chairman, House committee on Hajj and Islamic affairs, and Deputy Chairman House Committee on Economic Planning.
Politics
He was elected under the Congress for Progressive Change (cost per click), one of the opposition political parties founded by his mentor Muhammadu Buhari. In 2013, five political parties including the cost per click merged and formed the All Progressives Congress (American Power Conversion), the party that won the Nigerian general elections, 2015.
