Faruk Yahaya

Lieutenant General
Faruk Yahaya
CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD
Chief of Army Staff
In office
27 May 2021 – 23 June 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Bola Tinubu
Preceded byIbrahim Attahiru
Succeeded byTaoreed Lagbaja
Personal details
Born (1966-01-05) 5 January 1966 (age 58)
Sifawa Bodinga, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Sokoto State, Nigeria
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Salford University
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1985–2023
Rank Lieutenant general

Faruk Yahaya CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD (born 5 January 1966) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general and a former Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 27 May 2021.[1][2][3] after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in the Beechcraft King Air 350i plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.[4]

  1. ^ "New Chief of Army Staff: Buhari appoint Major General Farouk Yahaya to replace late Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Buhari names Major-General Faruk Yahaya as new army chief". The Guardian. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ Omonobi, Kingsley. "Buhari appoints Major General Faruk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff". Vanguard. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Nigeria's army chief Ibrahim Attahiru dies in air crash". The Guardian. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.