Former Nigerian Senator is Dead [Photo]

A former Nigerian Senator is dead.

Newsone Nigeria reports that a former Nigerian senator and ambassador, Professor Jibril Aminu is dead. He died at the age of 85.

The death of the former Nigerian Senator occurred on Wednesday, June 5, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, after a long illness.

Professor Aminu served as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States from 1999 to 2003.

He later became a senator, representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District from 2003 to 2011.

A respected heart specialist (cardiologist), Professor Aminu got his first medical degree from the University of Ibadan in 1965.

He later earned a PhD in medicine from the Royal Post-Graduate Medical School in London in 1972.

Professor Aminu is survived by two wives and nine children.