Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Tambuwal
Founder
Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal is the last of five children born into the Family of Late. Hajiya Saudatu and Alh. Mohammed Mustapha Balarabe and an indigene of Kano State, born on the 27th of May and the last of five siblings. She attended Adrao international school Lagos and Bayero University Staff School in Kano during her formative years and primary school education. And attended Federal government girls college Kazaure , Jigawa state for her secondary education before proceeding to Bayero University Kano, where she bagged a B.Sc. in political Science in the year 2000.
She is also certified in courses which includes International oil supply, transportation, refining and trading at the College of petroleum studies, Oxford Princeton programme, London, M.Sc. at Wharton college, Philadelphia United States of America, Insead Business school, France and LBS - Business school.
Further Trainings to mention a few include some on Gender Empowerment, Telecommunications, IT and Satellite, Sales, Corporate Social responsibility, CRM, Oil and Gas in various institutions around the world.
Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal started her working career at Fossil Resources in Lagos , Suburban Telecom and Government before founding her own consulting firm in 2006, called Oracle Integrated Services.
A Consulting firm with focus on IT and satellite, Telecoms, Strategy, Business/product development and Portfolio management. The company was recorded to have launched the first presidential poll in the country for This Day Newspaper, VAS services and strategy models for corporate and government policy documents.
Her experience in management, passion for humanity and corporate social responsibility came into good use and also by virtue of being married to Rt. Hon Aminu waziri Tambuwal who is the incumbent Governor of Sokoto state with the supporting role she plays as a spouse , further exposed her to the enormous problems and needs of women, children, the vulnerable and youth in Sokoto State.
Beyond the passion for service to humanity , The challenges and realities on the grass roots level prompted her to create the Maryam Mustapha Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Legacy Initiative (MMAWT L I), as a platform for humanities interventions and humanitarian organization as a non- profit committed to improving lives across the dynamic and developing parts of Sokoto state and beyond.
Awards received by the Founder of MMAWT Legacy Initiative, Hajiya Maryam Mairo Aminu Waziri Tambuwal are :
1. First Lady of the year award, by the Goodwill Ambassadors for extraordinary humanitarian services.
2.Conferment of the title of Garkuwan Matasan Arewa, by the National Youth Council of Nigeria. (NYSCN)
3. An award of Excellence to the wife of the Governor, in recognition of her services to the Muslim community in the state and beyond by Madrisatul Dirasatul Islamiyya.
4. Merit award for humanitarian Services by the National Youth Council Of Nigeria.
5. An Award Of Excellence, Conferred by the National Council of Women Societies (NCWS).
6. A Merit Award and Conferment the title : MOTHER OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS, by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
7. Merit Award and Conferment of "TUBERCULOSIS AMBASSADOR" Title by the Nigerian Tuberculosis Network.
8. Merit Award by the National Association of Political Science Students, UDUS chapter.
9. Merit Award by the Coalition of Youth and Students leaders forum.
10. Grand Patron, Ansar'uddeen Society of Nigeria, Sokoto Chapter
11. Grand Patron NASFAT, Sokoto State chapter
12. Conferment as Future assured champion on programmes for Sokoto state by the wife of the president
13. Advocacy Champion, RMNACH + N
14. Grand Patron, Kungiyar Matan Auren Jihar Sokoto
15. Patron, Women in Colleges of Education, Sokoto Chapter
16. Patron Association for the Care for Orphans
17. State Patron Naccran - National association of child rights
18. African prize for transparency integrity and accountability in leadership
19. Honorary Doctororate Degree of Philosophy in Social policy and administration
20. Charitable personality award 2019
21. Tozali most performing Governor's Wife Initiative of the year 2019 award
22. Leadership recognition award - Best Performing Governor's Wife of the year 2019
23. Outstanding African Woman of the year award "Empowering African Girls Champion"
24. Life patron leading African Women
25. YALI Network Sokoto, 2019 Partnership Award.