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Dahiru Musdapher

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Dahiru Musdapher, born in 1942, is a Nigerian jurist. He served as a justice of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria from 1985 to 2003 and of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2003 to 2012, and earlier held posts as attorney-general of Kaduna State and chief judge of the Kano State High Court. In 2011 he was appointed the twelfth Chief Justice of Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan, a position he held until 2012.

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Role
Jurist 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Nigerian 1
Born
1942 2
Birth Date
1942-07-15 2
Birthplace
Babura 2
Died
2018 2
Death Date
2018-01-22 2
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
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1. Dahiru Musdapher (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    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.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Dahiru Musdapher, born in 1942, is a Nigerian jurist.
  • Introduction, role
    Dahiru Babura Musdapher was a Nigerian jurist who served as the 12th chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012.
  • In Legal System: Law of Nigeria, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Nigerian jurist who served as the
  • Member Of: Supreme Court of Nigeria, Infobox office1 field
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2. Wikidata: Dahiru Musdapher
  • Wikidata Q5208845, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1942
  • Wikidata Q5208845, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1942-07-15
  • Wikidata Q5208845, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2018
  • Wikidata Q5208845, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2018-01-22
  • Wikidata Q5208845, P19 place of birth claim
    P19 (place of birth): Babura
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