Ghali Umar Na'Abba CFR (27 September 1958 – 27 December 2023) was a Nigerian politician who served as the 8th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 1999 to 2003.

His father taught him the virtues of hard work, entrepreneurship, forthrightness, audacity, sincerity, dynamism, liberal disposition, prudence, modesty and strong religious inclination.

Na'Abba also attended, chaired and presented papers at several international seminars, conferences on politics, parliament, development and good governance.

In 1980, after his university education and a one-year compulsory National Youth Service but prior to his branch into politics, Na'Abba joined his father's chain of companies.

Thus, at first he became, Secretary, Na’Abba Commercial Trading Company Limited and later: As a Political Science student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, he was elected as an executive committee member of the ABU chapter of the revolutionary People's Redemption Party established in the Second Republic by the maverick politician, Mallam Aminu Kano.

As a student of Mallam Aminu school of good governance, nation building and transparency in politics he became a notable politician in Kano state and Nigeria in general.

Although he amassed substantial support from his colleagues and party leaders, he bowed to counsel and conceded to Ibrahim Salisu Buhari, who later emerged as first Speaker of Fourth Republic House of Representatives.

This is on account of his courage, dynamism, constructive outspokenness, resolute pursuit for legislative independence and revolutionary approach towards the running of the House during his era as speaker.

This included: To ensure a successful accomplishment of the above enumerated goals Na’Abba, working in a close knit with other principal officers of the House with Hon.

These offered him a rare opportunity to significantly redefine, reshape and drive African parliamentary diplomacy and development, fundamentally desired in the wake of the new millennium in 2000.

[1] In recognition of his outstanding record in politics, pioneering parliamentary independence and development of the legislature and profound defence of democracy, rule of law and the constitution, Na’Abba has bagged awards from the government, civil society groups, organized labour, students unions, private business organizations, political associations and even foreign government agencies and so on.