Mahmud Dantata | |
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Member of Parliament | |
In office 30 December 1964 – January 1966 | |
Preceded by | Aminu Kano |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
Constituency | Kano East |
Personal details | |
Born | 1922 Sarari, Kano |
Died | 1983 |
Political party | Northern People's Congress (NPC) |
Other political affiliations | Northern Elements Progressive Union (NEPU) |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Mahmud Dantata (1922–1983), often known as Mamuda Dantata,[1] was a Nigerian businessman and politician who represented Kano East under the platform of NPC in the Nigerian House of Representatives from 1965 to 1966.[2] Dantata was originally sympathetic to the cause of the opposition party NEPU, led by Aminu Kano but after an incarceration, he aligned with the dominant party to defeat Aminu Kano for a seat in the House of Representatives in 1964.