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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Politician

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Umaru Musa Yar'Adua · Umaru Musa Yar’Adua · Umaru Yar'Adua · Umaru Yar’Adua · Ουμάρου Γιαρ Αντούα · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua · Umar Yar'Adua · Umaro Yar'Adua · Umaru Musa Yaradua · Umaru Yar Adua · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Yar'Adua · ウマル・ムサ・ヤラドゥア · ウマル・ヤルアドゥア · 奥马鲁·穆萨·亚拉杜瓦				[sources]
Birth date	1951-08-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Katsina				[sources]
Death date	2010-05-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q104705				[sources]
Position	Governor of Katsina State (1999-2007) · President of Nigeria (2007-2010)				[sources]
Education	Ahmadu Bello University · Barewa College				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-25	Last processed	2025-01-25	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

President of Nigeria (1951-2010)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Turai Yar'Adua Close Associate	Spouse	-	-
Musa Yar'Adua Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President Federal Republic Of Nigeria	2007	2010

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Musa Yar'Adua Politician	child	-	-
Turai Yar'Adua Politician	spouse	1975	2010-05-05

Data sources

Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP Relatives4,391

Data on Politically Exposed Persons in Nigeria and their relatives from the Joining the Dots project.

Nigeria · Directorio Legislativo/EITI · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata388,128

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: ng-dots-umaru-musa-yar-adua-1951-08-16-district

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