Maryam Hajiya Uwais, MFR is a Nigerian business woman, lawyer, human right activist and politician who served as the Special Advisor on Social Investments to Muhammadu Buhari from 2015 till 2023.
These include the Open Society Initiative for West Africa, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the UK's Department for International Development (DfID).
Uwais has also written and published numerous articles on a variety of subject areas, including economic and social rights, interfaith dialogue, child justice administration, and good governance.
"[11] Uwais was the National Coordinator of At-Risk-Children Programme sponsored and owned by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
[15][16] In 2011, Goodluck Johnathan awarded Maryam, Saudatu Mahdi and others a National Honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic.