Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua | |
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Yar'Adua in 2008 | |
| 13th President of Nigeria | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010 | |
| Vice President | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Preceded by | Olusegun Obasanjo |
| Succeeded by | Goodluck Jonathan |
| Governor of Katsina | |
| In office 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 | |
| Deputy | Tukur Ahmed Jikamshi Abdullahi Garba Aminchi |
| Preceded by | Joseph Akaagerger |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Shema |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1951 Katsina, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 5 May 2010 (aged 58) Aso Villa, Abuja, Nigeria |
| Political party | Peoples Democratic Party (1998–2010) |
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| Children | 9, including Zainab |
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| Occupation | Politician |
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR ((ⓘ); 16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
He had previously served as the governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007; and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2009, Yar'Adua left for Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for pericarditis. He returned to Nigeria on 24 February 2010, but died on 5 May.