Born on 12 January 1959 in Gashua, Yobe State, the lawmaker is currently serving his fifth term as a Senator representing Yobe North Senatorial District under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 10th Assembly.
Before venturing into mainstream politics, Sen Lawan Ahmed worked in the Yobe State Civil Service as an Education Officer in the state Ministry of Education in 1985 and 1986 before lecturing at his alma mater, University of Maiduguri between 1987 and 1997.
After being elected to the House of Representatives for the constituency of Bade/Jakusko in 1999 at different times Senator Lawan chaired the House Committees on Education and Agriculture.
Senator Lawan was elected to the Senate in 2007. In 2008, he was a member of the National Assembly's Joint Committee on Constitution Review. In 2009, as chairman of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts, Lawan initiated and sponsored the Desertification Control Commission Bill.
Senator Lawan ran for reelection in Yobe North Senatorial District on the ANPP platform in the 9 April 2011 elections where he won. Four years later Lawan won reelection as a member of the APC to the 9th Assembly and after a thorough court battle, Senator Lawan again won reelection to the 10th Assembly.
On one of the controversial allegations against the lawmaker, After the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) in August 2021, Lawan and other legislators were accused of receiving bribes to guarantee the legislation's advancement despite significant public opposition to parts of the text
Gender: Male Age: 64 Years
Qualifications:
District: Yobe North District, Yobe
Party: All Progressives Congress
