About Muktar Muhammed
Lived 1944 – 2017 (aged 72). Muktar Muhammed was a Nigerian politician.
Muktar Muhammed
(11 November 1944 – 1 October 2017) was the military governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.
Wing commander Muktar Muhammed played an active role in the coup that brought General Murtala Mohammed to power, and was appointed to the new Supreme Military Council on 30 July 1975.
He was appointed governor of Kaduna State in 1977, in which position he was promoted to Group Captain. He retired from the Service of the Nigerian Air Force at the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM).
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Who was Muktar Muhammed?
Nigerian politician and air force officer
When was Muktar Muhammed born?
Muktar Muhammed was born on 11 November 1944.
When did Muktar Muhammed die?
Muktar Muhammed died on 1 October 2017.
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Muktar Muhammed was a politician.
What nationality was Muktar Muhammed?
Muktar Muhammed was Nigerian.
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