Mahmud Mohammed
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Mahmud Mohammed | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office November 2014 – 10 November 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Aloma Mariam Mukhtar |
| Succeeded by | Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1946 Jalingo, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria) |
| Political party | Non-partisian |
Mahmud Mohammed GCON (born 10 November 1946) is a Nigerian jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2014 to 2016.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Justice Mohammed was born on November 10, 1946, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria.[4] He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree at Ahmadu Bello University in 1970 and was called to the Nigerian bar, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.[5]
Law career
[edit]He joined the services of the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern state as a barrister and in 1991, he became the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, the same year his appointment was confirmed as the Chief Judge of the state.[6] In 2005, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.[7] In November 2014, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the first female Justice of Nigeria.[8] Justice Mahmud Mohammed is currently the Chairman of the National Judicial Council.[4]
Membership
[edit]- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers
- Member, National Judicial Council
References
[edit]- ^ "TVC NEWS - Justice Mahmud Mohammed - Magistrate judges - Nigeria - TVC NEWS". tvcnews.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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- ^ "Jonathan, others honour fallen heroes". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ a b "FJSC Nominates Mahmud Mohammed as Next CJN, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Justice Mahmud Mohammed". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Jonathan approves Justice Mahmud Mohammed as next CJN". DailyPost Nigeria. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ OUR REPORTER. "The man Justice Mahmud Mohammed". The Nation. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Mahmud Mohammed: The new Chief Justice of Nigeria". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.