Faruk Yahaya

Lieutenant General
Faruk Yahaya
CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD
Chief of Army Staff
In office
27 May 2021 – 23 June 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Bola Tinubu
Preceded byIbrahim Attahiru
Succeeded byTaoreed Lagbaja
Personal details
Born (1966-01-05) 5 January 1966
Sifawa Bodinga, Northern Region, Nigeria (now in Sokoto State, Nigeria)
Alma materNigerian Defence Academy
Salford University
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Years of service1985–2023
Rank Lieutenant general
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Faruk Yahaya Listenⓘ CFR psc(+) NAM GSS ndc (Chile) FCMH GSMH MIAD (born 5 January 1966) is a retired Nigerian army lieutenant general and a former Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria, appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 27 May 2021. after the death of the former Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru who died in the Beechcraft King Air 350i plane crash near Kaduna International Airport.

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