Dangiwa Umar

Abubakar Dangiwa Umar
Governor of Kaduna State
In office
August 1985 – June 1988
Preceded byUsman Mu'azu
Succeeded byAbdullahi Sarki Mukhtar
Personal details
Born (1949-09-21) 21 September 1949
ParentUmaru Nassarawa (father)
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Colonel
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Abubakar Dangiwa UmarListen (born 21 September 1949) was governor of Kaduna state in Nigeria from August 1985 to June 1988 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. After retiring from the army in 1993, he became a social critic and the founder of Movement for Unity and Progress, a political party.