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Muhammadu Buhari

1942 - 2025

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Muhammadu Buhari (17 December 1942 – 13 July 2025) was a Nigerian general and politician who ruled as military dictator of Nigeria from 1983 to 1985, and later served as the democratically elected civilian president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023. Buhari joined the Nigerian Army fighting in the Nigerian Civil War, before advancing in subsequent military governments. Buhari earned a taciturn reputation during the presidency of Shehu Shagari due to his leading troops in the Chadian–Nigerian War. Buhari was a main figure behind the 1983 Nigerian coup d'état which led to the overthrow of the Second Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammadu Buhari is the 4,703rd most popular politician (down from 3,173rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 1st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Nigerian Politician.

Muhammadu Buhari is most famous for being a Nigerian military leader and politician who has served as the President of Nigeria since 2015.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 4,703 out of 19,576. Before him are Mithridates I of Pontus, Sisowath Monivong, Grimoald the Elder, José María Aznar, Emich Carl, 2nd Prince of Leiningen, and Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado. After him are Fernando Lugo, Emperor Senka, Emperor Yūryaku, Neferure, Julia Flavia, and Giovanni Gronchi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 112. Before him are John Cale, Barry Levinson, Fraser Stoddart, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, Lee Kun-hee, and Donna Leon. After him are Maria Kaczyńska, Britt Ekland, Linda Evans, Karen Uhlenbeck, Mike Newell, and Fred Ward. Among people deceased in 2025, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 59. Before him are Svetlana Gerasimenko, Sam Nujoma, Alasdair MacIntyre, Lalo Schifrin, Georgios Roubanis, and Ferdi Tayfur. After him are Max Romeo, Heikki Hasu, Bertrand Blier, Joan Plowright, Michael Madsen, and Akinori Nakayama.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 9 out of 309. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Dr. Alban (1957), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), and Hugo Weaving (1960). After him are Nana Asmaʼu (1793), Fela Kuti (1938), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), and Bola Tinubu (1952).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 3. Before him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), and Murtala Mohammed (1938). After him are Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Sani Abacha (1943), Moshood Abiola (1937), Yakubu Gowon (1934), Shehu Shagari (1925), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), and Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904).

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