Zainab Abubakar Alman is a former member of Gombe State House of Assembly and the Director General, Women and Social Development (ARC-P), under the Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya administration.

[1] Alman worked with the Gombe State Civil Service Commission as a Community Development Officer, Inspector, and Sectional Head between 1987 and 2000.

Between 2000 and 2007, she was elected as a member of Gombe State House of Assembly where she served as the Deputy Whip and Chairman of Women Affairs/Youth Development Committee.

In 2021, she was appointed as Director General, Women and Social Development (ARC-P) by governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya administration.

[2] In March 2022, she was elected as the Zonal Women's leader for North East in the All Progressive Congress (APC) party.