Mohammed Shuwa (an haife shi 1 ga Satumba, 1939 - ya rasu 2 ga Nuwamba, 2012) ya kasance Manjo Janar na Sojan Nijeriya kuma shi ne Babban Janar na farko na Kwamandan Runduna ta 1 ta Sojojin Nijeriya . Shuwa ya shugabanci runduna ta 1 ta sojojin Najeriya a lokacin yakin basasar Najeriya . Wasu da ake zargin ‘yan kungiyar Boko Haram ne suka kashe shi a Maiduguri a ranar 2 ga Nuwamba, 2012. An haifi Shuwa a garin Masharte na jihar Borno a ranar 1 ga watan Satumban, 1939. Ya halarci makarantar firamare ta Kala (1946-1947), Bama Central Elementary School (1948-1950), Bornu Middle School (1950-1952), da kuma Barewa College, Zaria don karatun sakandare (1952-1957). Ya kasance abokan karatu tare da Gen. Murtala Muhammed a Barewa da kuma cibiyoyin soja da suka biyo baya. Tare da Murtala Muhammed da wasu irin su Illiya Bisalla, da Ibrahim Haruna, Shuwa ya shiga aikin sojan Najeriya a ranar 19 ga Satumba, 1958 kuma ya bi karatun horonsa na farko a Makarantar Koyon Musamman ta Jami'an Regular da ke Teshie, Ghana .