The new Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN

Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN was sworn in as the Minister for Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) on November 11, 2015.

Malami was born in Birnin Kebbi of Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State on 17th April, 1967 to the late Hon. Khadi Malami Nasarawa and his wife Halima Malami.

The new Minister for Justice had his primary education at the Nasarawa Primary School (1973-1979) before proceeding to the College Of Arts And Arabic Studies (1979- 1984). He attended the College Of Legal And Islamic Studies, Sokoto between 1984 and 1992 after which he was admitted to study Law at the Usmanu Dan Fodio University, Sokoto from 1987 to 1991.

Having bagged his Bachelor of Laws Degree at the Usmanu Dan Fodio University in 1991, he enrolled at the Nigerian Law School, Lagos and was subsequently called to the Nigerian Bar in 1992. He thereafter enrolled for a Masters in Public Administration at the University of Maiduguri in 1994.

In 2014, Malami contested for the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state but lost to Mr Atiku Bagudu who is now the incumbent governor of the state.

Prior to that time, Malami had served in different capacities, some of which are listed below:

National Legal Adviser of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC)
Chairman, Legal Team, CPC Presidential Campaign Organization (2011)·
Chairman Legal Team, CPC Presidential Campaign Organization (2011)·
Member, PDP Legal Team, Election Petition (2003)·
Member, Kano State LG Election Tribunal (2004)·
Resource Person, Manifesto Drafting Sub-committee of the Inter-party Merger Committees Of The CPC, ACN, ANPP, APGA, DPP towards the formation of the APC·
Member, National Convention and Congress Committee (2013)·
Member, APC Electoral Committee For Anambra State Gubernatorial Election (2013)·
Member, Kebbi State Committee on Federal Government’s National Conference, 2013·
Chairman, APC Kano State Congress Appeals Committee (May 2014)·
Member, APC Constitution Sub-committee (June 2014).

Mr Abubakar Malami was conferred with the distinguished rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) in 2008, about 16 years after he was called to the Nigerian Bar. At 48, he is also presently the youngest member of the federal executive council.