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Aloma Mariam Mukhtar

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

Aloma Mariam Mukhtar was a Nigerian jurist who served as the thirteenth Chief Justice of Nigeria from July 2012 to November 2014, the first woman to hold the office. Her earlier career carried a string of firsts for women in Nigerian law: the first female lawyer from Northern Nigeria, the first female judge of the High Court in Kano State, and the first female justice of both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria. She was called to the English Bar in 1966 and to the Nigerian Bar in 1967, and on her inauguration as Chief Justice she was made a Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, having already received the lower Commander grade of the same honor in 2006.

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Role
Jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria from July 2012 to November 2014 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Nigerian 1
Born
1944 2
Birth Date
1944-11-20 2
Role
Role (category)
Jurist 1
Role (category)
Judge 1
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
Classification
Gender
Female 1
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1. Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (Wikipedia)
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  • Introduction, gender
    She was called to the English Bar in November, 1966 and to the Nigerian Bar in 1967.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Aloma Mariam Mukhtar was a Nigerian jurist who served as the thirteenth Chief Justice of Nigeria from July 2012 to November 2014, the first woman to hold the office.
  • Introduction, role
    Aloma Mariam Mukhtar is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria from July 2012 to November 2014.
  • In Legal System: Law of Nigeria, Wikipedia lead sentence
    is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief Justice of Nige
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2. Wikidata: Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
  • Wikidata Q4734320, P569 date of birth claim (year)
    P569 (date of birth): 1944
  • Wikidata Q4734320, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
    P569 (date of birth): 1944-11-20
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