Most Famous Nigerian Politicians & Lawyers

50 Nigerian Politicians & Lawyers in view out of 169

Politics & Law 169
Nigeria 446
Nnamdi Azikiwe
Nnamdi Azikiwe Nigerian Statesman 1904 – 1996
#13,849
Goodluck Jonathan
Goodluck Jonathan Nigerian Politician Born 1957
#20,389
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari Nigerian Politician Born 1942
#21,260
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Nigerian Minister Born 1954
#25,915
Shehu Shagari
Shehu Shagari Nigerian Politician 1925 – 2018
#28,018
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua Nigerian Politician 1951 – 2010
#29,565
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu
C. Odumegwu Ojukwu Nigerian Politician 1933 – 2011
#30,642
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Nigerian Politician 1912 – 1966
#37,464
Obafemi Awolowo
Obafemi Awolowo Nigerian Politician 1909 – 1987
#38,575
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar Nigerian Politician Born 1946
#129,512
Samuel Akintola
Samuel Akintola Nigerian Politician 1910 – 1966
#161,895
Margaret Ekpo
Margaret Ekpo Nigerian Politician 1914 – 2006
#169,049
Emeka Anyaoku
Emeka Anyaoku Nigerian Diplomat Born 1933
#178,018
Hauwa Ibrahim
Hauwa Ibrahim Nigerian Lawyer Born 1968
#184,909
Nuhu Ribadu
Nuhu Ribadu Nigerian Police Born 1960
#194,108
Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme
Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme Nigerian Politician 1932 – 2017
#203,315
CO
Chuba Okadigbo Nigerian Politician 1941 – 2003
#217,696
Rabiu Kwankwaso
Rabiu Kwankwaso Nigerian Politician Born 1956
#219,153
AM
Ahmed Makarfi Nigerian Politician Born 1956
#220,998
AS
Ahmad Sani Yerima Nigerian Politician Born 1960
#245,432
Ojo Maduekwe
Ojo Maduekwe Nigerian Politician 1945 – 2016
#312,959
OA
Olusegun Agagu Nigerian Politician 1948 – 2013
#358,635
VA
Victor Attah Nigerian Politician Born 1938
#385,331
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal Nigerian Politician Born 1966
#393,856
Anthony Enahoro
Anthony Enahoro Nigerian Politician 1923 – 2010
#398,046
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko
Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko Nigerian Politician Born 1953
#427,592
SO
Stella Obasanjo Nigerian Activist 1945 – 2005
#463,668
JI
James Ibori Nigerian Politician Born 1959
#504,395
Abubakar Rimi
Abubakar Rimi Nigerian Politician 1940 – 2010
#524,094
SL
Sule Lamido Nigerian Politician Born 1948
#541,857
LO
Lawrence Onoja Nigerian Politician Born 1948
#552,121
AI
A. I. Katsina-Alu Nigerian Judge 1941 – 2018
#552,224
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai
Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai Nigerian Politician Born 1960
#560,034
IG
Idris Garba Nigerian Politician Born 1947
#560,474
Chimaroke Nnamani
Chimaroke Nnamani Nigerian Politician Born 1960
#565,672
BM
Bala Mohammed Nigerian Politician Born 1958
#572,557
AI
Alvan Ikoku Nigerian Politician 1900 – 1971
#576,322
MB
Mohammed Bawa Nigerian Politician 1954 – 2017
#590,009
AD
Aliyu Doma Nigerian Politician 1942 – 2018
#600,848
Ralph Moor
Ralph Moor Nigerian Governor 1860 – 1909
#607,686
JG
Joseph Gomwalk Nigerian Police 1935 – 1976
#612,261
AA
Adamu Aliero Nigerian Politician Born 1957
#621,209
HU
Hope Uzodinma Nigerian Politician
#688,323
Abdullahi Adamu
Abdullahi Adamu Nigerian Politician Born 1946
#689,034
KM
Kaka Mallam Yale Nigerian Politician Born 1953
#691,326
Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan
Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan Nigerian Politician Born 1959
#699,949
AA
Adebayo Adefarati Nigerian Politician 1931 – 2007
#705,236
OA
Olusola Adeyeye Nigerian Politician
#724,342
AI
Abu Ibrahim (Nigerian politician) Nigerian Politician
#733,010
GA
George Agbazika Innih Nigerian Politician 1938 – 2002
#743,429

By the numbers

Inside Nigeria Politicians & Lawyers

169 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Nigeria Politicians & Lawyers peaked in the 1940s with 45 people.

What Nigeria Politicians & Lawyers Are Known For

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Politician are Nigeria Politicians & Lawyers's biggest group — 85% of all notables (144).

Nigeria Politicians & Lawyers over-index on police38.0× the global rate.

  1. Politician144
  2. Lawyer7
  3. Police5
  4. Judge4
  5. Minister2
  6. Activist2
  7. Governor2
  8. Statesman1
  1. Police538.0×
  2. Politician1445.0×
  3. Lawyer72.6×