Dahiru Musdapher

Dahiru Musdapher GCON (15 July 1942 – 22 January 2018)[1] was a Nigerian jurist. In 2011, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He served as Chief Judge of the Kano State Judiciary from 1979 to 1985 and as a member of the Court of Appeal from 1985 until 2003.[2]

Dahiru Musdapher
Chief Justice of Nigeria
In office
29 August 2011  16 July 2012
Preceded byAloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu
Succeeded byAloma Mariam Mukhtar
Personal details
Born(1942-07-15)15 July 1942
Babura, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Babura, Jigawa State, Nigeria)
Died22 January 2018(2018-01-22) (aged 75)
SpouseHajiya Sabuwa (Fatima Suleiman)

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