Member of Parliament in the House of Representatives
In office 1959 – 1 May 1965
Preceded by
Office established
Succeeded by
Bashiru Muhammadu Ribadu
Constituency
Adamawa Central
Personal details
Born
1909 Ribadu, Yola Province, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (now in Adamawa State, Nigeria)
Died
1 May 1965(1965-05-01) (aged 55–56) Kaduna, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Kaduna State)
Political party
Northern People's Congress
Relations
Muhammadu Buhari (grandson-in-law)
Aisha Buhari (granddaughter)
Residence
Dodan Barracks
Occupation
Politician
Muhammadu Ribadu (1909 – 1 May 1965) was a Nigerian politician, who was the first Minister of Defence after independence.[1][2] The son of a district head from Adamawa's Balala district, he was educated early on at a Qur'anic school before proceeding to the middle school at Yola.
^Raph Uwechue (1991). Makers of Modern Africa Know Africa. Africa Journal Limited (University of Michigan). p. 653. ISBN 978-0-903274-18-0.
^James Ohwofasa Akpeninor (2013). Merger Politics of Nigeria and Surge of Sectarian Violence. AuthorHouse. p. 339. ISBN 9781467881722.
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