Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud

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Abubakar Balarabe Mahmoud
Born (1955-01-15) 15 January 1955 (age 70)
Kano State
Education LLB LLM BL
Alma mater Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Nigerian Law School Lagos
Years active2009–present
Organization National Judicial Council (Nigeria)
Known for Principle
Title Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN)
AwardsOON SAN

Abubakar Balarabe "A.B." Mahmoud SAN (born 15 January 1955) is a Nigerian lawyer who served as president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 2016 to 2018. He also served as pro-chancellor of Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil. [1]

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Early life and education

AB Mahmoud was born in Kano State and started his primary education in Kano, he attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he obtained a Bachelor of Laws in 1979 and a Master of Laws in 1984. He attended the Nigerian Law School and was called to the bar in May 1979. [2]

Career

Mahmoud began his career in 1979 as a state counsel with the Kano State Ministry of Justice. He later rose to Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Kano State. He resigned and founded the law firm Dikko & Mahmoud in 1993. [3] That same year, he was elected chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, Kano Branch. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 2001 and served as president of the Nigerian Bar Association from 2016 to 2018. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He has also served as the first vice president of the Nigerian Stock Exchange [11] [12] He is counsel to former Central Bank of Nigeria governor and 14th and 16th Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

References

  1. ↑ Anthony (11 November 2021). "Ganduje re-appoints Dangote as KUST Chancellor". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "ABUBAKAR BALARABE MAHMOUD, SAN, OON – KUST WUDIL". Archived from the original on 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  3. ↑ Biurher, Yurii. "DIKKO & MAHMOUD – Overview | aiHit". www.aihitdata.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Ahead Of NBA Presidential Elections, A B Mahmoud SAN Speaks On His Plans For The Bar". Nigerian Voice. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  5. ↑ Elites, The (26 August 2016). "AB Mahmoud Takes Over As 28th NBA President". The Elites Nigeria. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. ↑ "A TEA CUP THOUGHT ON THE 56TH NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE". The LawPavilion Blog. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Ifeoma, Peters. "Ex-NBA President A.B Mahmoud SAN Appointed to the Board of MTN – DNL Legal and Style". Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. ↑ "National Judicial Council". njc.gov.ng. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "PROFILE – A.B Mahmoud SAN". 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  10. ↑ Chila Andrew Aondofa (11 February 2020). "ABUBAKAR MAHMOUD, SAN: Legal Icon And Former President NBA". The Abusites. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. ↑ "Abubakar Mahmoud". www.nse.com.ng. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ↑ "Nigeria bar association : the manor farm". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Press Statement by Emir Sanusi's legal team led by A.B. Mahmoud". Daily Trust. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  14. ↑ "Metro – NBA President, Mahmoud, Takes Position On Hijab Controversy". Nigeria News Links | Today's Updates – Nigerian Bulletin. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  15. ↑ Edokwe, Bridget (2 June 2018). "Ikeja NBA Branch members petitions AB Mahmoud over Alleged conversion of branch fund and abuse of office by Adesina Ogunlana". BarristerNG.com. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  16. ↑ "AB Mahmoud". Newswire Law and Events. 25 December 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  17. ↑ "Legal profession must take responsibility in fight against corruption – AB Mahmoud". Businessday NG. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  18. ↑ "Hon. Justice Patricia Mahmoud: Righteousness in the Kano judiciary". Vanguard News. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
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