Dahiru Musdapher
Dahiru Musdapher | |
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A portrait of Justice Musdapher | |
| 12th Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office 2011–2012 | |
| President | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu |
| Succeeded by | Aloma Mariam Mukhtar |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office 2003–2012 | |
| Justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal | |
| In office 1985–2003 | |
| Chief Judge of Kano State | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Attorney General of Kaduna State | |
| In office 1976–1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dahiru Babura Musdapher 15 July 1942 Babura, Northern Region, British Nigeria |
| Died | 22 January 2018 (aged 75) London, United Kingdom |
| Spouse | Sabwa Dahiru Musdapher |
Dahiru Babura Musdapher GCON CFR (15 July 1942 – 22 January 2018) was a Nigerian jurist who served as the 12th chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012. 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. Musdapher was a justice of the Nigerian Court of Appeal from 1985 to 2003 and of the Nigerian Supreme Court from 2003 to 2012.