Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar

Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar (born 5 July 1949, in Kano State, Nigeria) was formerly the National security adviser to the president of Nigeria. Rtd Major General Mukhtar was also a former military governor of Kaduna state and Katsina State, in the case of the latter he was the first administrator or governor.

Major general Abdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
Nigerian National Security Adviser
In office 1 June 2006 – 8 March 2010
President	Olusegun Obasanjo Umaru Musa Yar'adua
Preceded by	Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Succeeded by	Aliyu Mohammed Gusau
Governor of Kaduna State
In office July 1988 – August 1990
President	Ibrahim Babangida
Preceded by	Abubakar Dangiwa Umar
Succeeded by	Tanko Ayuba
Governor of Katsina State
In office September 1987 – July 1988
President	Ibrahim Babangida
Succeeded by	Lawrence Onoja
Personal details
Born	(1949-07-05) 5 July 1949 (age 76) Kano State, Colonial Nigeria
Military service
Allegiance	Nigeria
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Rank	Major general

Life and career

He had a fairly prominent army career culminating with his appointment as the general officer commanding the first division, Nigerian army in Kaduna state, before that, he was the Chief of Staff of a peace keeping force in Liberia.^[1]

The retired general was one of the few serving high-ranking officers in the middle of the 1990s who voiced concerns over the detention and trial of the former President Obasanjo and his former deputy Shehu Musa Yar'Adua.^[2] He is known as a principled and charismatic officer who earned the respect of President Obasanjo when he refused to budge to the demands of Sani Abacha, on the treatment of coups suspects in 1995.^{[citation needed]}

From 23 January 2002, to 30 May 2003, he administrated the Embassy of Nigeria in Moscow and was also accredited to Minsk.^[3]