Shettima Mustafa | |
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| Federal Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office August 1990 – 1992 | |
| Federal Minister of Defense | |
| In office 17 December 2008 – 14 July 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mahmud Yayale Ahmed |
| Succeeded by | Godwin Abbe |
| Federal Minister of Interior | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 17 March 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Godwin Abbe |
| Succeeded by | Emmanuel Iheanacho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1939 Nguru, British Nigeria |
| Died | 17 November 2022 (aged 82) |
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| Education | Ahmadu Bello University University of Cambridge Purdue University |
Shettima Mustafa OFR (26 November 1939 – 17 November 2022) was a Nigerian academic and politician. After an early career in medicine, local administration, and media, Mustafa studied agriculture at university, eventually earning a Doctor of Philosophy degree. He became a commissioner in Borno State and joined the Nigerian People's Party, becoming their vice-presidential candidate in 1983. He was jailed after the military coup of December 1983 led by Muhammadu Buhari. After his release in 1985 he taught agriculture at the University of Maiduguri and became head of the Jos region of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture. Mustafa served as Minister of Agriculture from 1990 to 1992, and in 2007 was appointed Minister of Defence in the cabinet of President Umaru Yar'Adua. In 2008 he became Minister of the Interior but left office with the 2010 dissolution of the cabinet.[1]
- ^ "New Nigerian ministers nominated". Al Jazeera. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2009.