Mahmud Mohammed

Mahmud Mohammed GCON (born 10 November 1946) is a Nigerian jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2014 to 2016.^[1][2][3]

Mahmud Mohammed GCON CON OFR
Chief Justice of Nigeria
In office November 2014 – 10 November 2016
Preceded by	Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
Succeeded by	Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen
Personal details
Born	(1946-11-10) 10 November 1946 (age 78) Jalingo, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria)
Political party	Non-partisian

Early life

Justice Mohammed was born on November 10, 1946, in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria.^[4] He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree at Ahmadu Bello University in 1970 and was called to the Nigerian bar, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.^[5]

Law career

He joined the services of the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern state as a barrister and in 1991, he became the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, the same year his appointment was confirmed as the Chief Judge of the state.^[6] In 2005, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.^[7] In November 2014, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the first female Justice of Nigeria.^[8] Justice Mahmud Mohammed is currently the Chairman of the National Judicial Council.^[4]

Membership

• Member, Nigerian Bar Association
• Member, International Bar Association
• Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers
• Member, National Judicial Council