Dahiru Musdapher
Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dahiru Babura Musdapher GCON CFR (15 July 1942 – 22 January 2018) was a Nigerian jurist who served as the 12th chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012. He served as the attorney-general and commissioner of justice of Kaduna State from 1976 to 1979, and as the chief judge of Kano State from 1979 to 1985. Musdapher was a justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal from 1985 to 2003 and of the Nigerian Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012.
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Dahiru Musdapher | |
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12th Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
In office 2011–2012 | |
President | Goodluck Jonathan |
Preceded by | Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu |
Succeeded by | Aloma Mariam Mukhtar |
Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
In office 2003–2012 | |
Justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal | |
In office 1985–2003 | |
Chief Judge of Kano State | |
In office 1979–1985 | |
Attorney General of Kaduna State | |
In office 1976–1979 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dahiru Babura Musdapher (1942-07-15)15 July 1942 Babura, Northern Region, British Nigeria |
Died | 22 January 2018(2018-01-22) (aged 75) London, United Kingdom |
Spouse | Sabwa Dahiru Musdapher |
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