Abdulkadir Kure

{{Short description|Nigerian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Abdulkadir Kure

| image = File:Governor_of_Niger_state,_Late_Abdulkadir_Kure.jpg

| office = Governor of Niger State

| term_start = 29 May 1999

| term_end = 29 May 2007

| predecessor = Habibu Idris Shuaibu

| successor = Mu'azu Babangida Aliyu

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1956|2|26}}

| birth_place = Lapai, Niger State, Nigeria

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|1|8|1956|2|26|df=y}}

| death_place = Germany

| party = PDP

| Educational background =

}}

Abdulkadir Kure (26 February 1956 – 8 January 2017) was a Nigerian politician who served as Governor of Niger State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NzW3AAAAIAAJ&q=Abdulkadir+Kure+1956|title=Road Networks Under Gov. Kure|date=2004|publisher=DHAF Publishers|language=en}} He was a member of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). In May 2000, he introduced Sharia law in Niger State.{{cite web |last1=Mnodu |first1=Abu |title=Nigeria: Shock As Abdulkadir Kure Dies At 61 |url=https://allafrica.com/stories/201701090113.html |website=All Africa |accessdate=28 January 2019}}{{Cite web|title=Kure, What NIgerians say about him {{!}} Newsline Newspaper|url=http://www.newsline.org.ng/2017/01/16/kure-what-nigerians-say-about-him/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.newsline.org.ng}}