Name Dahiru Musdapher | ||
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Preceded by Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu Spouse(s) Hajiya Fatimah Dahiru Musdapher (nee Suleiman Galadima) Education Ahmadu Bello University, University of London Similar People Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, Ahmadu Bello, Ibrahim Saminu Turaki | ||
Succeeded by Aloma Mariam Mukhtar |
Dahiru Musdapher, ex-Chief Justice of Nigeria is dead
Dahiru Musdapher (born 15 July 1942) is a Nigerian jurist. In 2011, he was appointed the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He served as Chief Judge of the Kano State Judiciary from 1979 to 1985, and as a member of the Court of Appeal from 1985 until 2003. He is the acting Chief Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Contents
- Dahiru Musdapher ex Chief Justice of Nigeria is dead
- Documentary on HonJustice Dahiru Musdapher GCON PART 1
- Early life
- Education
- Employment records
- Other employment
- National honours
- Personal life
- Hobbies
- References

Documentary on Hon.Justice Dahiru Musdapher, GCON PART 1
Early life
He was born a member of the Bani Ya'muusa clan in Babura Town in Babura, a local government area in the north of Jigawa State.
The progenitor of the clan (his lordship's great-grandfather), Goni Ya'Musa, was a Fulani scholar, a renowned and respected Islamic jurist and teacher who migrated from the Kanem Bornu Empire in the mid-1800s and pursued a lifelong mission of teaching and Islamic missionary work. The great-grandfather settled in Babura Town, in Jigawa State.
Musdapher's father, Mallam Musdapher Musa – also a renowned Islamic scholar – served as a principal advisor to several District Heads across the Kano Native Authority during the colonial era, for decades before he was eventually enthroned as the District Head of Babura L.G.A. Mallam Musdaher's father was the first headmaster of the first primary school in Babura. He died in 1993 as the head of a large and respected family leaving behind over 300 children, grandchildren and great-grand children. My Lord Justice Musdapher is the head of this family.
Education
Employment records
Other employment
Attended many conferences both locally and internationally
National honours
Personal life
He is married to Hajiya Fatimah Dahiru Musdapher (née Suleiman Galadima) with three Children, Khadijah, Kaloma and Suleiman. He has nine grandchildren with Nabil being the oldest and Dahiru Jr (Muhammad) the youngest.