President Muhammadu Buhari got married to his late wife, Safinatu Muhammadu Buhari in the year 1971 at age 18. She was born on the 11th December 1952, of Fulani descendant and related to the late Shehu Usman Danfodio.
She originated from Mani Local Government in Katsina State, schooled at the Tudun Wada primary school in Kaduna between 1959 and 1960.
The marriage produced five children, namely, Zulaiha (Late), Fatima, Musa, Hadiza and Safinatu Buhari. In 1998 Hajiya Safinatu was diagnosed with diabetes and after living with it for eight years she passed away on 14th of January 2006.
