Umaru DAHIRU

Legal practitioner, Politician, Businessman

LLB, B.L; lawyer,politician,businessman; b: June 12,1952;p:Tambuwal; Iga: Tambuwal; so:Sokoto;married; ed:Tambuwal JuniorPrimary School, 1957-60; Sokoto Senior Primary School, 1961 -65; Provincial Secondary School, (New NagataCollege), Sokoto, 1964-69; Universityoflbadan (JosCampus), 1970-71; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria,1973-76; NigerianLawSchool, Lagos, 1977-78;cr: Commissioner forSpecial Duties,Commerce and Industry,Youth and Sports, 1979-83; Founder/Chairman, Umaru Dahiru& Co; Legal Practitioners, 1985-03; electedSenator, representing Sokoto South Constituencyon the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, since2003;ch.,Northern Senators Forum; Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters;mm: Senate Committee on Health;Senate Committee on Aviation; Senate Committee on INEC; Senate Committee on Rules and Business; mm: Sokoto State Judicial Service Committee, Director,National Economic Reconstruction Fund;mem Constitutional Conference, 1998;Review of Draft Constitution; pp: PDP; off: Senate,National Assembly,Three Arm Zone, Abuja;tel: 08036190770;res:ZoneA Apo Legislative Quarters.