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Muktar Muhammed (11 November 1944 – 1 October 2017)[1][2] was the military governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.[3] Wing commander Muktar Muhammed played an active role in the coup that brought General Murtala Mohammed to power, and was appointed to the new Supreme Military Council on 30 July 1975.[4] He was appointed governor of Kaduna State in 1977, in which position he was promoted to Group Captain. He retired from the Service of the Nigerian Air Force at the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM).[5]

References

  1. ^ "AVM Mukhtar Muhammed dies at 73". www.dailytrust.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2017-10-03.
  2. ^ https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/daily-trust/20171003/281603830669660. Retrieved 18 December 2022 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Nigerian States". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  4. ^ Nowa Omoigui. "MURTALA RAMAT MUHAMMED (1938-1976)". Dawodu. Retrieved 2010-05-20.
  5. ^ James O. Ojiako (1983). 1st four years of Nigeria executive presidency: success or failure. Daily Times of Nigeria. p. 225.

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