Laila Dogonyaro (10 December 1944 – 28 April 2011) was a Nigerian activist who was president of the National Council of Women's Societies from 1993 to 1995.
[2] In 1963, she became a founding member of Jam'iyyar Matan Arewa (JMA), a women's group affiliated with the ruling NPC with a focus on the welfare of poor families in northern Nigerian communities.
In 1977, Dogonyaro made a foray into politics when she contested an election in the Tudun Wada Constituency in Kaduna State.
[3] From 1985 to 1993, she was the Kaduna State chairperson for the National Council for Women's Societies (NCWS) and became the president of the association in 1993.
[citation needed] Laila Dogonyaro was the recipient of many honors and awards, the most prominent being the national title of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) which the Federal Government gave her in 2001 in recognition of her activism.