Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation
In office 11 November 2015 – 29 May 2023
President
Muhammadu Buhari
Preceded by
Mohammed Bello Adoke
Succeeded by
Lateef Fagbemi
Personal details
Born
(1967-04-17) 17 April 1967 (age 57) Birnin Kebbi, Northern Region (now in Kebbi State), Nigeria
Political party
All Progressives Congress
Spouses
Aisha Abubakar Malami
Nana Buhari Malami
Alma mater
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
University of Maiduguri
Occupation
Politician
lawyer
Abubakar MalamiCONSAN (born 17 April 1967),[1][2] is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation from 2015 to 2023.[3][4]
^"INEC Bound To Register APC – SANs". Leadership Newspaper. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^"EXCLUSIVE: Malami secretly awards multi-billion naira assets recovery contract to firm". 1 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^Effiong, Inibehe (11 November 2015). "History Beckons: Open Letter To The Minister Of Justice And Attorney General Of The Federal republic of Nigeria By Inibehe Effiong". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
^"Lawyers want new Justice Minister to ensure speedy prosecution of corruption cases". Pulse Nigeria. News Agency of Nigeria. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
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