Ishaya Audu

Ishaya Sha'aibu Audu (; 1 March 1927 – 29 August 2005) was a Nigerian doctor, professor, and politician. A Hausa, Christian, he served as minister of external affairs (foreign minister) from 1979 to 1983 under Shehu Shagari.

Early life, education, and career Audu was born on 1 March 1927, in Anchau, a village near Zaria, Kaduna State, to Bulus Audu. Bulus was a farmer-trader who was one of the leading scholars of the Isawa, a radical Islamic sect, in the early 20th century. He was also one of the earliest Christian converts in Northern Nigeria.

Initially educated at St. Bartholomew's School in Wusasa, he moved to Yaba Higher College in Lagos

Audu lectured in Internal Medicine at the University of Lagos in 1962 and was promoted to the position of Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University in 1966.

Family He was happily married to Victoria Abosede Ohiorhenuan from Ozalla, Owan West Edo State and they are blessed with six children.

Later life After his release Audu took up private practice at his own hospital in Samaru; he also founded his own church. He died on 29 August 2005, while in the United States with his son, Paul Audu.