# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/muktar-muhammed
# Generated: 2026-08-14T10:27:04.512Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/muktar-muhammed"
name: "Muktar Muhammed"
slug: "muktar-muhammed"
description: "Muktar Muhammed \n(11 November 1944 – 1 October 2017) was the military governor of Kaduna State, Nigeria from July 1978 to October 1979 during the military regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo.\nWing commander Muktar Muhammed played an active role in the coup that brought General Murtala Mohammed to power, and was appointed to the new Supreme Military Council on 30 July 1975.\nHe was appointed governor of Kaduna State in 1977, in which position he was promoted to Group Captain. He retired from the Service of the Nigerian Air Force at the rank of Air Vice Marshal (AVM)."
tagline: "Nigerian politician and air force officer"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1944-11-11"
deathDate: "2017-10-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.94
  momentum:             12.66722408026756
  historical:           4.870734666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://kai.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktar_Muhammed"
    title: "Muktar Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktar_Muhammed"
    title: "Muktar Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktar_Muhammed"
    title: "Muktar Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktar_Muhammed"
    title: "Muktar Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://knc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muktar_Muhammed"
    title: "Muktar Muhammed"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF"
    title: "مختار محمد"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6933618"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump