| Hyacinth Iormem Alia | |
| Office: | 19th Governor of Benue State |
| Deputy: | Samuel Ode |
| Term Start: | 29 May 2023 |
| Predecessor: | Samuel Ortom |
| Birth Date: | 15 May 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Mbangur, Mbadede, Vandeikya, Benue State, Nigeria |
| Party: | All Progressives Congress |
| Occupation: | Politician, Catholic priest |
Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 15 May 1966) is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician who has been a serving governor of Benue State since 29 May 2023.[1] [2] [3]
Hyacinth Alia was born on 15 May 1966,[4] in Mbangur, Mbadede, Vandeikya local government area of Benue State.[5] He got his First School Leaving Certificate from St. Francis Primary school, Agidi, Mbatiav in Gboko local government area of the state and in 1983, he enrolled at St. James Minor Seminary, Makurdi.[6] He gained admission to study at St. Augustine's Major Seminary, Jos. He studied for a diploma in Religious studies in 1987 and a Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Theology in 1990.[7] In 1999, he obtained a Master's in Religious Education (Psychology and Counseling) at Fordham University, Bronx, New York City. In 2004, he got an additional master's degree in biomedical ethics from Duquesne University, Pennsylvania. He received a doctorate in the same course at Duquesne in 2005, but his dissertation is not in the library holdings.
Hyacinth Alia was ordained a Catholic priest on 7 July 1990, by Bishop Athanasius Atule Usuh of Makurdi Catholic Diocese.