The President and founder of Kano Botanic Garden, Professor Fatima Batul Mukhtar is an academic, educator, publisher, and an accomplished University administrator. She served as the 2nd Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Dutse from 2016–2021 and is the first female Vice-Chancellor from the North-West geo-political zone of Nigeria. Fatima Batul Mukhtar is a professor of Botany with specialization in plant physiology. Her additional areas of interest include biostatistics, horticulture, agricultural biotechnology and food security.