predecessor birth_place office birth_date term_start article_title name
adetokunbo kayode kogi state , nigeria attorney general and federal minister of justice 1 september 1963 6 april 2010 mohammed bello adoke
 mohammed bello adoke
mohammed bello adoke

barrister mohammed bello adoke , senior advocate of nigeria , -lrb- born 1 september 1963 -rrb- was appointed nigerian attorney general and minister of justice on 6 april 2010 , when acting president goodluck jonathan announced his new cabinet .
adoke was born on 1 september 1963 in kogi state .
he gained a degree in law from ahmadu bello university , zaria and 1985 , and was called to the nigerian bar in october 1986 .
he also holds a postgraduate diploma in international tax law from robert kennedy university in zurich , switzerland and a diploma in international commercial arbitration from keble college , oxford .
he held positions with the kwara state schools ' management board , kano state ministry of justice and private law firms before establishing his own practice .
he was a member of the board of peugeot automobile from 2006 to 2008 and chairman of the board audit committee of unity bank .
he has acted as an arbitrator in england and nigeria , handling commercial disputes involving shell ultra deep and the federal government of nigeria , global steel holdings and the bureau of public enterprises investment , and aes nigeria barge and lagos state government .
his appointment as minister of justice and attorney general on 6 april 2010 was seen as an attempt by jonathan to introduce a fresh approach in pushing through electoral reforms .
