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|office1 = 14th [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]] |
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|predecessor1 = [[Dahiru Musdapher]] |
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'''Aloma Mariam Mukhtar''' (born 20 November 1944) is a Nigerian [[jurist]] and |
'''Aloma Mariam Mukhtar''' (born 20 November 1944) is a Nigerian [[jurist]] and former [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]] from July 2012 to November 2014.<ref name=PM>{{cite news |url=http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2012/07/16/aloma-mukhtar-making-of-nigerias-female-cgn/ |title=ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria’s Female CJN |newspaper=[[P.M. News]] |publisher=''Independent Communications Network Limited'' |date=July 16, 2012 |accessdate=July 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name=TN>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news/54073-jonathan-swears-in-first-female-cjn.html |title=First female CJN sworn in, decorated GCON |newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]] |publisher=''Vintage Press Limited'' |date=July 16, 2012 |accessdate=July 17, 2012}}</ref> She was called to the [[Barristers in England and Wales|English Bar]] in November, 1966 and to the [[Nigerian Bar Association|Nigerian Bar]] in 1967.<ref name=TN2>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/news-update/52790-justice-mariam-aloma-muktar-a-profile.html |title=Justice Mariam Aloma Muktar: A profile |newspaper=[[The Nation (Nigeria)]] |publisher=''Vintage Press Limited'' |date=July 5, 2012 |accessdate=July 17, 2012}}</ref><ref name=BD>{{cite news |url=http://www.businessdayonline.com/NG/index.php/news/284-breaking-news/41006--mukthar-gets-senate-nod-as-cjn |title=Mukthar gets senate nod as CJN |newspaper=[[Business Day (Nigeria)]] |publisher=''Frank Aigbogun'' |date=July 11, 2012 |accessdate=July 17, 2012}}</ref> |
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[[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Goodluck Jonathan]] [[oath|swore in]] Mukhtar on 16 July 2012 as the ''13th [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous]]'' [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]], and conferred on her the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria|Nigerian National Honour]] of the Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Niger]] (GCON).<ref name=TN /> |
[[President of Nigeria|President]] [[Goodluck Jonathan]] [[oath|swore in]] Mukhtar on 16 July 2012 as the ''13th [[Indigenous peoples|indigenous]]'' [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]], and conferred on her the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Nigeria|Nigerian National Honour]] of the Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Niger]] (GCON).<ref name=TN /> |
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*Justice of the [[Appellate court|Court of Appeal]] of Nigeria, [[Ibadan]] [[Jurisdiction (area)|division]], 1987—1993 |
*Justice of the [[Appellate court|Court of Appeal]] of Nigeria, [[Ibadan]] [[Jurisdiction (area)|division]], 1987—1993 |
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*[[Associate Justice|Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Nigeria]], 2005—2012 |
*[[Associate Justice|Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Nigeria]], 2005—2012 |
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*[[Chief Justice of Nigeria]], |
*[[Chief Justice of Nigeria]], 2012—2014 |
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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 [[Appellate court|Court of Appeal]] of Nigeria, the first female [[Associate Justice|justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Nigeria]] and the first female [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]].<ref name=BD /> |
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 [[Appellate court|Court of Appeal]] of Nigeria, the first female [[Associate Justice|justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of Nigeria]] and the first female [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]].<ref name=BD /> |
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Revision as of 19:26, 11 December 2014
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON | |
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| 14th Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office 16 July 2012 – 20 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dahiru Musdapher |
| Succeeded by | Mahmoud Mohammed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1944 |
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (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]
President Goodluck Jonathan swore in Mukhtar on 16 July 2012 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 Kano State.[3] She attended St. 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
- 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 and the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria.[4]
References
- ^ a b "ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria's Female CJN". P.M. News. Independent Communications Network Limited. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b "First female CJN sworn in, decorated GCON". The Nation (Nigeria). Vintage Press Limited. July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Justice Mariam Aloma Muktar: A profile". The Nation (Nigeria). Vintage Press Limited. July 5, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b c "Mukthar gets senate nod as CJN". Business Day (Nigeria). Frank Aigbogun. July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
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