Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
August 16, 1951 –May 5, 2010
Politician, University teacher, Entrepreneur
Lived 58 years
- Born in
- Katsina
- Passed away in
- Nigerian Presidential Complex
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua () (16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
He had previously served as the governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007; and was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In 2009, Yar'Adua left for Saudi Arabia to receive treatment for pericarditis. He returned to Nigeria on 24 February 2010, but died on 5 May.
Education: Barewa College, Ahmadu Bello University
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umaru_Musa_Yar'Adua