Umaru Musa Yar'Adua — English Wikipedia

English Wikipedia article on Umaru Musa Yar'Adua; used for entity facts only. It recounts his chemistry studies at Ahmadu Bello University, his work as a teacher and lecturer and then in business, his governorship of Katsina State (1999–2007) and the state's adoption of sharia in August 2000, his presidency of Nigeria from 29 May 2007 until his death at Aso Villa, Abuja, on 5 May 2010, and his Islamic burial in Katsina on 6 May.