Zubaida Umar

Zubaida Abubakar Umar

Zubaida Abubakar Umar is a Nigerian public servant and administrator who has led the National Emergency Management Agency, Nigeria's federal disaster-management agency, since March 2024. Her earlier public-sector work included finance and corporate-services leadership at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.

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About Zubaida Umar

Profile information current to 2026-08-22.

Nigeria · Public servant, Administrator · 3 affiliations

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Also known as: Mrs. Zubaida Umar
Known for: Disaster management; Public administration; Finance and corporate services
Country: Nigeria

Public servant
Administrator

At a glance

Umar was appointed Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency in March 2024 and remained identified in that role as of August 2026.
Before joining NEMA, she served as Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria.
At the time of her NEMA appointment, the State House credited her with more than 20 years of experience across human resources, finance and administration.
In June 2026, she opened a review of Nigeria's National Disaster Management Framework and National Disaster Response Plan intended to address emerging risks.

Leadership of NEMA

President Bola Tinubu approved Umar's appointment as NEMA Director-General on 15 March 2024, and she assumed duties at the agency's Abuja headquarters on 20 March. Official State House and NEMA material continued to identify her as Director-General in 2026. In June of that year, she opened NEMA's review of the National Disaster Management Framework and National Disaster Response Plan in response to emerging risks.

Public-sector and financial-management career

Umar's career before NEMA included service at the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria, where she was Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services, and at the Debt Management Office. NEMA's biography describes her Debt Management Office work as involving the monitoring of and advice on domestic debts for federal and state governments. The State House said in 2024 that she had accumulated more than 20 years of experience in human resources, finance and administration.

Education and professional credentials

According to NEMA's official biography, Umar earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a master's degree in International Trade from Robert Gordon University Business School in Scotland. State House and NEMA material also identify banking, accounting, credit-administration and ACCA-related credentials, including membership in the Chartered Institute of Bankers and Institute of Credit Administration and certifications concerning public financial management and digital and sustainability financing.

Affiliations

National Emergency Management Agency Director-General 2024-03-15–present
Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services
Debt Management Office

Timeline

2022-04-15 A reconstituted Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria board and executive-management team included Umar as Executive Director, Finance and Corporate Services.
2024-03-15 President Bola Tinubu approved Umar's appointment as Director-General of the National Emergency Management Agency.
2024-03-20 Umar assumed duties at NEMA headquarters in Abuja.
2026-06-24 Umar opened NEMA's review of the National Disaster Management Framework and National Disaster Response Plan in response to emerging risks.

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Current context

Umar remained identified as NEMA Director-General in State House material published in January 2026, NEMA material published in June 2026 and NEMA's director-general page accessed in August 2026. Current-office status should be rechecked immediately before publication because public appointments can change.

Biographical facts

At the time of her NEMA appointment, the State House said Umar had more than 20 years of work experience across human resources, finance and administration.
NEMA's official biography states that Umar previously held a Debt Management Office role involving the monitoring of and advice on domestic debts for federal and state governments.
NEMA's official biography states that Umar earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and a master's degree in International Trade from Robert Gordon University Business School in Scotland.
State House and NEMA biography material identify Umar as holding banking, accounting, credit-administration and ACCA-related professional credentials. The State House cited membership in the Chartered Institute of Bankers and Institute of Credit Administration, alongside ACCA certifications in public financial management and digital and sustainability financing.