Barista Mukhtar Shehu Shagari, CFR (an haife shi a ranar 26 ga watan Disamba shekara ta 1956) an nada shi Ministan Albarkatun Ruwa na Najeriya a cikin sake garambawul a watan Yunin shekara ta 2001 na majalisar ministocin Shugaba Olusegun Obasanjo . Daga baya aka nada shi Shugaban Majalisar Ministocin Afirka Kan Ruwa (AMCOW) . Shagari ya rike mukamin har zuwa watan Janairun shekara ta 2007 lokacin da ya tafi ya yi takarar Mataimakin Gwamnan Jihar Sakkwato . An zabe shi Mataimakin Gwamnan Jihar Sakkwato a watan Afrilun shekara ta 2007, sannan bayan an sake kalubalantar shari’a a watan Mayun shekara ta 2008. Majalisar Ministocin Afirka Kan Ruwa (AMCOW) . Shagari dan kane ne ga tsohon shugaban kasa Shehu Shagari . An haifeshi a garin Shagari, jihar Sokoto a shekara ta 1956. Ya halarci Kanta College, Argungu har zuwa shekara ta 1974, da Kwalejin Fasaha da Kimiyya, yanzu ta zama Jami'ar Maiduguri shekara ta(1974–1976). Ya halarci Jami’ar Ahmadu Bello da ke Zariya shekara ta (1976-1977) kuma ya sami digiri na LLB,da kuma Makarantar Koyon Lauyoyi ta Nijeriya a shekara ta (1979-1980),lokacin da aka kira shi lauya.