Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore GCON (born 17 January 1937) is a Nigerian jurist and chief justice of Nigeria from 2006 to 2007.[1][2]
Salihu Modibbo Alfa Belgore | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Nigeria | |
| In office 12 June 2006 – 17 January 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Lawal Uwais |
| Succeeded by | Idris Legbo Kutigi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1937 |
| Political party | Non partisan |
Biography
editAlfa Belgore was born on 17 January 1937,[3] to a Ruling class Fulani family in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State north-central Nigeria. He attended Okesuna Primary School as well as Middle School at Ilorin before he proceeded to Ilesa Grammar School where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1956.[4][5]
He received a bachelor's degree in Law in 1963 and also trained at Inner Temple for one year before he returned to Nigeria in 1964 and served magistrate in Northern Nigeria.[6]
In 1986, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice. He held several positions in the judiciary before he was appointed as Chief Justice of Nigeria in July 2006, a position he held until January 2007 when he retired.[7]
Membership
edit- Member, Nigerian Bar Association
- Member, International Bar Association
- Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers
- Overseas Master of the Bench, Honourable Society of the Inner Temple[8]
References
edit- ^ Babalola, Olumide (23 March 2013). The Attorney General: Chronicles and Perspectives. Olumide Babalola. ISBN 9789789313839. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ An-Na'Im, Abdullahi Ahmed (9 October 2013). Human Rights Under African Constitutions. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0812201109. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "BELGORE: Salute to a distinguished jurist at 80". Vanguard News. 29 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Alfa Belgore". courtofappeal.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "National Industrial Court president to preside over 5th LIM forum". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "The Gentle Alfa – the Life of Modibbo Alfa Belgore". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Confab: Nigeria can't break up, Belgore assures – News". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Distinguished International Members of the Inner Temple". Official Website of the Inner Temple. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
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