11 Notable alumni of
University of Maiduguri

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The University of Maiduguri is 2107th in the world, 49th in Africa, and 12th in Nigeria by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 11 notable alumni from the University of Maiduguri sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Kashim Shettima

    Kashim Shettima
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    politicianeconomistacademic
    Biography

    Kashim Shettima Mustapha GCON is a Nigerian politician who is the 15th and current vice president of Nigeria. He previously served as senator for Borno Central from 2019 to 2023, and as the governor of Borno State from 2011 to 2019.

  2. Tukur Yusuf Buratai

    Tukur Yusuf Buratai
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    Tukur Yusuf Buratai CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (BD) (born 24 November 1960) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general, former Chief of Army Staff (appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in July 2015), and Nigeria's Ambassador to the Republic of Benin. He was commissioned into the Nigerian Army in 1983 and has had multiple command, administrative, and instructional appointments.

  3. Abubakar Malami

    Abubakar Malami
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Abubakar Malami CON SAN, is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation from 2015 to 2023.

  4. Ahmed Lawan

    Ahmed Lawan
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan GCON is a Nigerian politician and former lecturer who served as the 14th president of the Nigerian Senate from 2019 to 2023. He represents the Yobe North Senatorial District in the Senate as a member of the All Progressives Congress.

  5. Umaru Fintiri

    Umaru Fintiri
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri is a Nigerian politician and currently elected governor of Adamawa State. Fintiri has served as governor of Adamawa State since 2019. He was a member of the Adamawa State House of Assembly and served as Speaker of the Assembly. He became the acting governor of Adamawa State following the impeachment of Governor Murtala Nyako in July 2014, serving until 8 October 2014.

  6. Chelsea Eze

    Chelsea Eze
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1985-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    film actor
    Biography

    Chelsea Ezelisten is a Nigerian actress. She came into prominence in her first Nollywood film Silent Scandals where she acted alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Majid Michel. She also won the Most Promising Actress award for her role in the film at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards.

  7. Babagana Umara Zulum

    Babagana Umara Zulum
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1969-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    academicpolitician
    Biography

    Babagana Umara Zulum CON mni is a Nigerian professor and politician who has served as governor of Borno State since 2019 under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

  8. Danladi Umar

    Danladi Umar
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    judgelawyeracademic
    Biography

    Danladi Umarpronunciation is a Nigerian jurist from Bauchi State in northeastern Nigeria. Prior to becoming Chairman of the Code Of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) of Nigeria, he was a lawyer and a Chief Magistrate in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Appointed at age 36 to the CCT as acting chairman, Danladi Umar went on to become the youngest chairman of the CCT four years later.

  9. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe

    Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe
    Born in
    Nigeria Flag Nigeria
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    spaceship's surgeonvice-governorhealth professionalpoliticianmother
    Biography

    Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe into Alhaji Abubakar Mohammed family is a Nigerian politician and medical doctor who has served as the deputy governor of Kaduna State since 2019. She is the first female deputy governor of the state and was elected during the 2019 Nigerian gubernatorial elections held in March, under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress and re-elected in 2023.

  10. Yemisi Akinbobola

    Yemisi Akinbobola
    Occupations
    entrepreneurjournalistsports journalist
    Biography

    Yemisi Akinbobola is a Nigerian media entrepreneur, academic, and co-winner of the CNN African Journalist Award 2016 in sports reporting. She is the co-founder of African Women in the Media group, which was established to foster the needs of female African media content producers. She studied Creative Arts at the University of Maiduguri and had her Masters in Media Production from Birmingham City University, where she subsequently gained her PhD in Media and Cultural Studies. She later became a visiting lecturer and researcher at the same university. She completed an internship with CNN, and during this period she set up IQ4News. The news platform was recognized for an investigation into the trafficking of young, West African soccer players by fake agents. She formed Stringers Africa—an organization that started from her difficulties recruiting African journalist for her freelance job. Akinbobola has freelanced for publications like United Nations Africa Renewal magazine.

  11. Danladi Mohammed

    Danladi Mohammed
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Honourable. Danladi Mohammed was the Commissioner for Economic and Planning for the Nigerian state of Gombe.

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