Tahir Mamman (born 7 July 1954) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor, academic, and a former minister of education of Nigeria. Tahir Mamman (born 7 July 1954) is a Nigerian lawyer, professor and academic who is a current minister of education of Nigeria. He was the director-general of the

Nigerian Law School The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up to provide professional certification to graduates of law. The school was established in Lagos under the Legal Education Act 1962, now Legal Education (Consolidation Etc) Act Cap. L1 ...

from 2005 to 2013. He was a one time

vice chancellor A vice-chancellor (commonly called a VC) serves as the chief executive of a university in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Kenya, other Commonwealth countr ...

of Baze University, Abuja and member governing board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). He was appointed minister of Education by President

Bola Tinubu Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu (born 29 March 1952) is a Nigerian politician serving as the 16th and current president of Nigeria since 2023. He previously served as the governor of Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and senator for Lagos ...

on 16 August 2023. He is a recognized member of the Body of Benchers. In 2010, he became a board member of the International Association of Law Schools based in Washington DC. In September 2015, he was conferred Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In recognition of his efforts, the Federal Government of Nigeria bestowed him with the national honour of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON). Mamman joined party politics in 2014 after completing his tenure as director general of the

. He ran for Adamawa State governorship election on the platform of the APC in December 2014 along with three other aspirant. In June 2020, the All Progressives Congress national executive committee appointed and inaugurated him as a Member representing the northeast geopolitical zone/acting national vice chairman north east in the National Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee CECPC of the All Progressives Congress. He holds the chieftains titles of ''Dan Ruwata''

Adamawa Emirate The Adamawa Emirate (Fula language, Fula: ''Laamorde Adamaawa'', ; ; ; ) is a Nigerian traditional states, traditional state located in Fombina, an area which now roughly corresponds to areas of Adamawa State and Taraba state in Nigeria, and pre ...

and ''Dokajin Mubi'' of

Adamawa State Adamawa is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Borno State, Borno to the northwest, Gombe State, Gombe to the west, and Taraba State, Taraba to the southwest while its eas ...

Early life and education

Mamman was born in 1954 at Michika in

. He holds a LL.B degree at the

Ahmadu Bello University The Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) is a public research university located in Zaria, Nigeria, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. It was opened in 1962 as the University of Northern Nigeria. The university has four colleges, three schools, 18 faculties, ...

in 1983 and call to the bar in the

in 1984. He earned his master's from the

University of Warwick The University of Warwick ( ; abbreviated as ''Warw.'' in post-nominal letters) is a public research university on the outskirts of Coventry between the West Midlands and Warwickshire, England. The university was founded in 1965 as part of ...

England in 1987 and his PhD in 1990 University of Warwick, Warwickshire England.

Career

He began lecturing at the

University of Maiduguri The University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) is a Federal higher institution located in Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State in Northeast Nigeria. The university was created by the federal government of Nigeria in 1975, with the intention of its ...

in the Faculty of Law and rose to become the Dean in the Faculty of Law. Mamman had served as judiciary in Adamawa State from 1974 to 1984, head of department common law in 1991 at the University of Maiduguri to 1997 and member of

National Universities Commission The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a Nigerian government agency set up to regulate higher education in Nigeria. NUC, as it is popularly called, was established in 1962 as an advisory agency in the cabinet office. In 1974, it became a ...

, member of Local Government Election Tribunal, Adamawa State in 1997, he was the students affairs dean in the University of Maiduguri from 1997 to 2000 and was adviser part time consultant in the State House of Assembly of Adamawa, Yobe and

Borno State Borno is a States of Nigeria, state in the North East (Nigeria), North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It is bordered by Yobe State, Yobe to the west, Gombe State, Gombe to the southwest, and Adamawa State, Adamawa to the south while its ea ...

from 1999 to 2000. He was also steering member committee of the establishment of Adamawa State University, external examiner at the

from 2001 to 2002 and patron for Youth Federation of Nigeria and Nigeria Youth Organization of University of Maiduguri. He became the deputy director of Nigeria Law School

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria *Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State ** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries ** Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom betwee ...

campus from 2001 to 2005 prior to become the Director General. He is a member of the Body of benchers, Council of legal education,

Nigerian Bar Association The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is a non-profit, umbrella professional association of lawyers admitted to the Bar by the Council of Legal Education in Nigeria. It is engaged in the promotion and protection of human rights, the rule of law and ...

, Nigerian Association Of Law Teacher, Commonwealth Legal Education Association, Centre for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction USA, national association of vice chancellors of Nigeria, United Kingdom Centre for Legal Education, African Network of Constitutional Lawyers,

International Bar Association The International Bar Association (IBA), founded in 1947, is a bar association of international legal practitioners, bar associations and law societies. The IBA in 2018 had a membership of more than 80,000 individual lawyers and 190 bar associati ...

, Body of senior advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) and member Governing Board of International Association of Law School Washington DC from 2011 to 2013.

Publication

* ''The law and politics of constitution-making in Nigeria, 1862–1989 issues, interests and compromises''.

Maiduguri Maiduguri ( ) is the capital and the largest city of Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, on the continent of Africa. The city sits along the seasonal Ngadda River which disappears into the ''Firki'' swamps in the areas around Lake Chad. Maid ...

, ed; Ed-Linform Services, Tahir Mamman, con; Heaney N, Mamman M, Tahir H, Al-Gharib A. Lin C. 1998 Nigeria Constitutional law, , Unique ID: 7493122309 * ''The law and politics of constitution making in Nigeria, 1900–1989 issues, interests and compromises''. 1991, Ph.D,

, Law Politics and political science. Tahir Mamman, Academic theses,

References

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