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Abubakar Malami SAN is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is serving as Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, since 2015. He was born on the 17th of April 1967 in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State.

His early formal education began at Nassarawa Primary School, Birnin Kebbi and went on to College of Arts and Arabic Studies for his secondary school education. In 1991, he bagged a Law degree from Usmanu Danfodiyo University and was called to the bar in 1992.

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He also obtained a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Maiduguri in 1994. Upon graduation, he became a legal practitioner in various positions including being a counsel and magistrate in Kebbi State. He also acted as Muhammadu Buhari’s lawyer in court challenges to his defeats in presidential elections in 2003, 2007 and 2011.

Malami was the National Legal Adviser of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change.

He was also actively involved in the formation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013.