Femi Hamzat

Kadri Obafemi Hamzat ((Listen); born 19 September 1964) is a Nigerian politician who has served as deputy governor of Lagos State since 2019.

Femi Hamzat
Femi Hamzat at the Lagos Hackathon 2020
Deputy Governor of Lagos State
Assumed office
29 May 2019
GovernorBabajide Sanwo-Olu
Preceded byOluranti Adebule
Personal details
Born
Kadri Obafemi Hamzat

(1964-09-19) 19 September 1964
Lagos, Nigeria
Political partyAll Progressive Congress
Parents
  • Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat
  • Kehinde Hamzat
Residence(s)Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation
  • Politician
  • engineer

He was born in Lagos into the family of Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat and Late Alhaja Kehinde Hamzat from Iga Egbe, Lagos State. His father, Late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat served as a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and as a Commissioner for Transportation in the state (1979–1983) before becoming the Vice-chairman (South West) of then Alliance for Democracy (AD). He became the Lagos West Senatorial District leader of the Action Congress and a crowned king through his maternal royal lineage.

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