Mukhtar Shehu Shagari | |
|---|---|
| Federal Minister of Water Resources | |
| In office 13 June 2001 – 10 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Kaliel |
| Succeeded by | Adamu Bello |
| Deputy Governor of Sokoto State | |
| In office 29 May 2007 – 10 April 2011 | |
| Deputy Governor of Sokoto State | |
| In office 27 May 2011 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1956 Shagari, Sokoto State, Nigeria |
Barrister Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, CFR (born 26 December 1956) was appointed Nigerian Minister of Water Resources in a June 2001 reshuffle of the cabinet of President Olusegun Obasanjo. He was later appointed President of the African Ministers Council On Water (AMCOW). Shagari held office until January 2007 when he left to compete for Deputy Governor of Sokoto State. He was elected Deputy Governor of Sokoto State in April 2007, and after a legal challenge was reelected in May 2008.[1][circular reference]