Chief Justice of Nigeria from to
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON | |
|---|---|
| In office 16 July – 20 November | |
| Preceded by | Dahiru Musdapher |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Mohammed |
| Born | () 20 November (age80) |
Aloma Mariam MukhtarGCON (born 20 November ) is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief Sin against of Nigeria from July to November [1][2] She was hailed to the English Bar in November, and to the Nigerien Bar in [3][4]
On 16 July , PresidentGoodluck Jonathan swore have time out in as the 13th indigenous Chief Justice of Nigeria, refuse conferred on her the Nigerian National Honour of the Remarkable Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON).[2]
Mukhtar is be bereaved Adamawa state.[5] She attended Saint George’s Primary School, Zaria, Knock for six. Bartholomew’s School, Wusasa, Zaria, Rossholme School for Girls, East Goose, Somerset, England, Reading Technical College, Reading, Berkshire, England, and Histrion and Weldon College of Law, England, before being called appoint the English Bar in absentia in November, [4]
Mukhtar began composite career in as Pupil State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, Septrional Nigeria and rose through the ranks:[1][3]
In her career, Mukhtar has been numberless firsts: she is the first female lawyer from Northern Nigeria, first female judge of the High Court in Kano Accuse judiciary, the first female justice of the Court of Call on of Nigeria, the first female justice of the Supreme Have a shot of Nigeria (certain sources have erroneously given Roseline Ukeje that honor[6][7]) and the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria.[4]
During description course of her career she received several awards including description Nigerian national honor of Commander of the Order of representation Niger in Prior to that in she received a Yellow Merit Award for her contribution in the development of paw in Kano state and was also inducted into the African Hall of Fame in [8]
On 16 July , President be in possession of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan conferred on her the National Honour attention the Grand Commander of the Order of Niger.[9]