Shehu Musa Yar'Adua

Shehu Musa Yar'Adua
4th Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters
In office
13 February 1976 – 30 September 1979
Head of StateOlusegun Obasanjo
Preceded byOlusegun Obasanjo
Succeeded byAlex Ekwueme as 1st elected Vice President of Nigeria
Personal details
Born(1943-03-05)5 March 1943
Katsina, Northern Region, British Nigeria
(now in Katsina State, Nigeria)
Died8 December 1997(1997-12-08) (aged 54)
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Political party
Spouse
  • Hajia Binta Yar'Adua
Relations
Parent
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • military officer
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1961–1979
Rank Major general
Battles/warsNigerian Civil War

Shehu Musa Yar'Adua GCON ((listen); 5 March 1943 – 8 December 1997) was a Nigerian general and politician who was the de facto vice president of Nigeria as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters when Nigeria was under military rule from 1976 to 1979. He was a prominent politician during the later transition from military to civilian rule in the late 1980s and into the 1990s.