Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua — office-holder linked to Katsina State; promoted from per-state audit for network legibility. Tenure: Katsina, 29 May 1999 – 29 May 2007 (PDP, two terms). Subsequently President of Nigeria, 29 May 2007 – 5 May 2010 (died in office). Born 9 August 1951 in Katsina; younger brother of late Major General