Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON | |
|---|---|
| 14th Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Dahiru Musdapher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1944 |
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar (born 20 November 1944) is a Nigerian jurist and the Chief Justice of Nigeria appointed in July 2012.[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—incumbent
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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