Umaru Mutallab
Umaru Mutallab | |
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| Born | 15 December 1939 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Education | Barewa College Achimota College South West London College |
| Occupation | Banker |
| Political party | National Party of Nigeria |
| Board member of | Chairman of Jaiz Bank First Bank of Nigeria NEPA Nigeria Agip Oil |
| Children | Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab |
| Awards | Nigerian Commander of the Order of the Niger Italian Commander of the Order of Merit |
Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab (born 15 December 1939) is a Nigerian businessman and financier, who served under the military government of General Murtala Mohammed and Olusegun Obasanjo.
Mutallab was described by The New York Times as "among Nigeria's richest and most prominent men", by The Telegraph as being "one of Nigeria's most prominent bankers", and by The Guardian as being "one of the country's most respected businessmen".
His son,Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (the Christmas bomber) attempted to detonate plastic explosives aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253 on 25 December 2009 and is currently serving four life term sentences plus 50 years without parole at ADX Florence, a supermax federal prison in the United States.