Auwal H Yadudu

Auwal Yadudu (born 1953) is a Nigerian academic. He is a professor of law and the current vice-chancellor of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria.

Auwal H Yadudu
Born	Auwal H Yadudu 1953 Funtua, Katsina State
Alma mater	Ahmadu Bello University
Occupations	Professor Vice chancellor
Notable work	Legal adviser to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha Dean of the Faculty of Law at Bayero University Vice-chancellor of the Federal University, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, Nigeria.

Early life

Yadudu was born in Funtua, Katsina State. He earned his diploma in law in 1978 from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. He proceeded to obtain his Bachelor of Laws there in 1979. He later earned his Master of Laws in 1982 and Doctor of Judicial Science from Harvard Law School in the United States in 1985.

Career

He served as dean of the Faculty of Law at Bayero University. Yadadu served as the legal adviser to the late head of state, General Sani Abacha. He also served as the deputy chairman of the National Conference Standing Committee on Law, Judiciary and Human Rights.

Family

He was married to hajia Zainab Awalu and they had eight children. They had been together for many decades. On 8 January 2023, his wife died after a brief illness in a US hospital.