Background
He was born in Katsina, Katsina State.
He was born in Katsina, Katsina State.
Rafindadi was educated at Barewa College, located in Zaria, Kaduna State, where he obtained the West Africa Secondary School Certificate in 1974.
He later proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, also located in Zaria, where he obtained a first degree in medicine. He joined the service of Ahmadu Bello University in 1994 as a lecturer and in 2004 he was appointed a professor of pathology. In 2006, Rafindadi was appointed as the dean of the faculty of medicine of Ahmadu Bello University, a position he held for two years (2006–2008).
After his tenure as the dean of faculty of medicine, Rafindadi was appointed as the chief medical director of the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital in 2008, a position he held until 2011 when he was appointed vice chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja.