Aisha Halilu Buhari (born February 17, 1971) in Adamawa State,north eastern Nigeria. Her grandfather Alhaji Muhammadu Ribadu was once Nigeria's first minister of defence. Her father was a civil engineer,her mother is a daughter of the Ankali tribe,'wellknown farmers'.Aisha is the First Lady of Nigeria and the wife of the present President Muhammadu Buhari who took over office on the 29th of May after winning the former President Goodluck Jonathan.