Tanko Muhammad
Muhammad Tanko | |
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| Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office 25 January 2019 – 27 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen |
| Succeeded by | Olukayode Ariwoola |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office 7 January 2007 – 27 June 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko 31 December 1953 Giade, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Giade, Bauchi State, Nigeria) |
Ibrahim Muhammad Tanko GCON (ⓘ) (born 31 December 1953) is a Nigerian jurist, who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2006 to 2022 and as Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2019 until his resignation in June 2022 citing ill-health as the reason for his decision. He was formerly a Justice of the Nigerian Courts of Appeal.