Aishatu Mahmud (1970) is a Nigerian Utility regulator and an expert in tariff and rate design. She is from Kano State in Nigeria. She is also a politician. Educational background Mahmud has a B.Sc in Economics from Bayero University Kano where she also got her MBA in Business administration Career She started off as a commercial banking officer with United Bank for Africa between 1998 to 2001 before moving on to Karama Industrial Ventures where she worked from 2001 to 2003 Mahmud joined the civil service as administrative officer, Federal ministry of Internal Affairs. She also served as Assistant manager Rural electrification agency in 2007, then manager, assistant manager and assistant General manager in charge of tariffs and rates from the National Electricity Regulatory Commission she eventually became Commissioner consumer affairs for NERC She was the only female who contested for governorship in Kano state during the 2023 Kano state gubernatorial election under the platform of National Rescue Movement but stepped down close to the election proper References Nigerian women in politics