Iyom Josephine Anenih (born 6 July 1948)[1][2] is a Nigerian politician who was appointed Minister of Women Affairs on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.
[3] Born in Sokoto in 1948, she moved frequently as her father, a civil servant with the Public Works Department, served postings in States all over Nigeria.
Her husband, Tony Anenih (1933–2018) was appointed Minister of Works in 1999 in President Olusegun Obasanjo's first cabinet.
[5] She was the chairperson of the Federation of Women Lawyers from 1994 to 2000, and was the first National Woman Leader of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from 1999 to 2005.
[3] In April 2002, she said that implementation of the Sharia legal system in Kano State had ensured the promotion of women's rights as dictated by Islam.