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Aloma Mariam Mukhtar | |
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| Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office 16 July 2012 – 20 November 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Dahiru Musdapher |
| Succeeded by | Mahmud Mohammed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 November 1944 |
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar GCON (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]
On 16 July 2012, President Goodluck Jonathan swore her in 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]
- ^ "ALOMA MUKHTAR: Making of Nigeria's Female CJN". P.M. News. Independent Communications Network Limited. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "First female CJN sworn in, decorated GCON". The Nation (Nigeria). Vintage Press Limited. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ "Justice Mariam Aloma Muktar: A profile". The Nation (Nigeria). Vintage Press Limited. July 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-08. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
- ^ "Mukthar gets senate nod as CJN". Business Day (Nigeria). Frank Aigbogun. July 11, 2012. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2012.