Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2012 to 2014
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
In office 16 July 2012 – 20 November 2014Preceded by
Dahiru Musdapher Succeeded by
Mahmud Mohammed
Born (1944-11-20 ) 20 November 1944 (age 79)
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
GCON (born 20 November 1944) is a Nigerian
jurist and former
Chief Justice of Nigeria from July 2012 to November 2014.
[1]
[2] She was called to the
English Bar in November, 1966 and to the
Nigerian Bar in 1967.
[3]
[4]
Mukhtar taking the oath of office as Chief Justice
On 16 July 2012,
President
Goodluck Jonathan swore her in as the 13th indigenous
Chief Justice of Nigeria , and conferred on her the
Nigerian National Honour of the Grand Commander of the
Order of the Niger (GCON).
[2]
Background
Mukhtar is from
Adamawa state .
[5] She attended Saint George’s Primary School,
Zaria , St. Bartholomew’s School,
Wusasa , Zaria, Rossholme School for Girls,
East Brent, Somerset , England,
Reading Technical College ,
Reading, Berkshire , England, and
Gibson and Weldon College of Law ,
England , before being called to the English Bar
in absentia in November, 1966.
[4]
Career
Mukhtar began her career in 1967 as Pupil State Counsel, Ministry of Justice,
Northern Nigeria and rose through the ranks:
[1]
[3]
Office of the Legal Draftsman, Interim Common Services Agency, Magistrate Grade I, North Eastern State Government, 1971
Chief Registrar,
Kano State Government Judiciary, 1973
Judge of the
High Court of
Kano State , 1977–1987
Justice of the
Court of Appeal of Nigeria,
Ibadan
division , 1987–1993
Justice of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria , 2005–2012
Justice of the Supreme Court of The Gambia, 2011–2012
Chief Justice of Nigeria , 2012–2014
In her career, Mukhtar has been many firsts : she is the first female
lawyer from
Northern Nigeria , first female judge of the
High Court in
Kano State judiciary, the first female justice of the
Court of Appeal of Nigeria, the first female
justice of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria (certain sources have erroneously given
Roseline Ukeje this honor
[6]
[7] ) and the first female
Chief Justice of Nigeria .
[4]
Awards
During the course of her career she received several awards including the Nigerian national honor of Commander of the Order of Niger in 2006. Prior to that in 1993 she received a Gold Merit Award for her contribution in the development of law in Kano state and was also inducted into the Nigerian Hall of Fame in 2005.
[8]
See also
References
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"ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria's Female CJN" .
P.M. News . Independent Communications Network Limited. July 16, 2012. Archived from
the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved July 17, 2012 .
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b
"First female CJN sworn in, decorated GCON" .
The Nation (Nigeria) . Vintage Press Limited. July 16, 2012. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved July 17, 2012 .
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a
b
"Justice Mariam Aloma Muktar: A profile" .
The Nation (Nigeria) . Vintage Press Limited. July 5, 2012. Archived from
the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved July 17, 2012 .
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a
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c
"Mukthar gets senate nod as CJN" .
Business Day (Nigeria) . Frank Aigbogun. July 11, 2012. Archived from
the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2012 .
^ Lawal, Dare.
"What a woman! 10 things you did not know about Nigeria's immediate past chief justice, Aloma Mukhtar - The ScoopNG" . The Scoop. Archived from
the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .
^ Bauer, Gretchen; Dawuni, Josephine (2015-10-30).
Gender and the Judiciary in Africa: From Obscurity to Parity? . Routledge.
ISBN
9781317516491 .
^ Aka, Jubril Olabode (February 2012).
Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities: Equal Opportunities for All Genders (White, Black Or Coloured People) . Trafford Publishing.
ISBN
9781466915541 .
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"Details - Supreme Court of Nigeria" . supremecourt.gov.ng . Supreme court. Archived from
the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016 .