Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore
Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office July 2006 – January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lawal Uwais |
| Succeeded by | Idris Legbo Kutigi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1937 Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Non partisan |
Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore, GCON (born January 17, 1937) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria.[1][2]
Biography[]
Alfa Belgore was born on January 17,1937,to a Fulani family in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State north-central Nigeria. He attended Okesuna Primary School as well as Middle School at Ilorin before he proceeded to Ilesa Grammar School where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1956.[3][4] He received a bachelor's degree in Law in 1963 and also trained at Inner Temple for one year before he returned to Nigeria in 1964 and served magistrate in Northern Nigeria.[5] In 1986, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice. He held several positions in the judiciary before he was appointed as Chief Justice of Nigeria on July 2006, a position he held until January 2007 when he retired.[6]
Membership[]
- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers
- Overseas Master of the Bench, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple[7]
References[]
- ^ Babalola, Olumide (23 March 2013). The Attorney General: Chronicles and Perspectives. google.co.uk. ISBN 9789789313839. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ An-Na'Im, Abdullahi Ahmed (9 October 2013). Human Rights Under African Constitutions. google.co.uk. ISBN 978-0812201109. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Alfa Belgore". courtofappeal.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "National Industrial Court president to preside over 5th LIM forum". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "The Gentle Alfa - the Life of Modibbo Alfa Belgore". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Confab: Nigeria can't break up, Belgore assures - News". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Distinguished International Members of the Inner Temple". Official Website of the Inner Temple. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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