Umaru Mutallab

Alhaji
Umaru Abdul Mutallab
Born (1939-12-15) 15 December 1939 (age 84)
Katsina, Northern Region,
British Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
EducationBarewa College
Achimota College
South West London College
OccupationBanker
Political partyNational Party of Nigeria
Board member ofChairman of Jaiz Bank
First Bank of Nigeria
NEPA
Nigeria Agip Oil
ChildrenUmar Farouk Abdulmutallab
AwardsNigerian Commander of the Order of the Niger
Italian Commander of the Order of Merit

Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab (born 15 December 1939) is a Nigerian businessman and financier, who served under the military government of General Murtala Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo.

Mutallab was described by The New York Times as "among Nigeria's richest and most prominent men",[1] by The Telegraph as being "one of Nigeria's most prominent bankers",[2] and by The Guardian as being "one of the country's most respected businessmen".[3]

His son,[4]Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the Christmas bomber) attempted to detonate plastic explosives aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009 and is currently serving four life term sentences plus 50 years without parole at ADX Florence, a supermax federal prison in the United States.

  1. ^ "Terror Inquiry Looks at Suspect’s Time in Britain", The New York Times, 29 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009
  2. ^ Rayner, Gordon, "Detroit terror attack: timeline", The Telegraph, 30 December 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009
  3. ^ "Rich and privileged – the gilded life of would-be plane bomber," The Guardian, 27 December 2009. Retrieved 29 December 2009
  4. ^ "I hope to see him in my lifetime — Abdul Mutallab, billionaire father of jailed 'Underwear Bomber' Farouk". Vanguard News. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.