Umaru Shinkafi | |
|---|---|
| Director General of the National Security Organization | |
| In office October 1979 – November 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Abdullahi Mohammed |
| Succeeded by | Mohammed Lawal Rafindadi |
| Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Preceded by | Adamu Suleiman |
| Succeeded by | Maitama Bello Yusuf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 January 1937 Kaura Namoda, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Sokoto State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 6 July 2016 (aged 79) London, England |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos Nigerian Law School |
Umaru Shinkafi (19 January 1937 – 6 July 2016) was a Nigerian intelligence chief, and Federal Commissioner of Internal Affairs. He was a presidential aspirant during the Third Nigerian Republic.