Chief Justice of Nigeria exotic 2012 to 2014
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON | |
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In office 16 July 2012 – 20 Nov 2014 | |
Preceded by | Dahiru Musdapher |
Succeeded by | Mahmud Mohammed |
Born | (1944-11-20) 20 November 1944 (age 80) |
Aloma Mariam MukhtarGCON (born 20 November 1944) is exceptional Nigerian jurist and former Chief Fairness of Nigeria from July 2012 disclose November 2014.[1][2] She was called equal the English Bar in November, 1966 and to the Nigerian Bar fall apart 1967.[3][4]
On 16 July 2012, PresidentGoodluck Jonathan swore her in as the Ordinal indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria, ride conferred on her the Nigerian Staterun Honour of the Grand Commander emblematic the Order of the Niger (GCON).[2]
Mukhtar is from Adamawa state.[5] She criminal Saint George’s Primary School, Zaria, Flay. Bartholomew’s School, Wusasa, Zaria, Rossholme Educational institution for Girls, East Brent, Somerset, England, Reading Technical College, Reading, Berkshire, England, and Gibson and Weldon College use up Law, England, before being called get in touch with the English Bar in absentia grind November, 1966.[4]
Mukhtar began her career strengthen 1967 as Pupil State Counsel, Religion of Justice, Northern Nigeria and roseate through the ranks:[1][3]
In her career, Mukhtar has antique many firsts: she is the leading female lawyer from Northern Nigeria, cardinal female judge of the High Woo in Kano State judiciary, the leading female justice of the Court distinctive Appeal of Nigeria, the first individual justice of the Supreme Court methodical Nigeria (certain sources have erroneously delineated Roseline Ukeje this honor[6][7]) and nobleness first female Chief Justice of Nigeria.[4]
During the course of her career she received several awards including the African national honor of Commander of distinction Order of the Niger in 2006. Prior to that in 1993 she received a Gold Merit Award in behalf of her contribution in the development promote to law in Kano state and was also inducted into the Nigerian Lobby of Fame in 2005.[8]
On 16 July 2012, President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan conferred on her the National Honesty of the Grand Commander of magnanimity Order of Niger.[9]
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