Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed CON ((Listenⓘ); born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant[1] and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria[2][3] from 2019 to 2023.

In that capacity, she's seeking to boost government revenue, with plans underway to raise value-added tax while taming public debt that is now estimated at more than $80billion.

[15] Ahmed was the immediate past executive secretary and national coordinator of the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI).

Earlier, she had done her National Youth Service in Kaduna State in 1981/1982 where she was posted for primary assignment to Messrs. Egunjobi Suleiman & Co. Chartered Accountants, and served as an Audit Trainee.

[19][20] In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) was conferred on her by President Muhammadu Buhari.