Yakubu Dogara CFR was born on December 26, 1967. He is a Nigerian politician and lawyer who served as the 13th Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019.

Dogara is a member of the PDP. He served as the House of Representatives Member for Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal constituency of Bauchi State from 2007 to 2023.

He began his education in 1976 at Gwarangah Primary School in the then Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Upon graduation in 1982, he proceeded to the Bauchi Teachers’ College for his secondary education, and obtained a Grade II Teachers’ Certificate in 1987. In 1988, he went on to the University of Jos, Plateau State, from where he obtained a Bachelor of Law (LLB Hons.) degree in 1992.

From 1992 to 1993, Dogara was a student at the Lagos campus of the Nigerian Law School and was called to the bar in 1993. He later obtained a Masters (LLM) in International Commercial Law at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland.

On June 9, 2015, Dogara was elected Speaker for the 8th House, after a keenly contested election.

Dogara who is a Christian held a thanksgiving service at Living Faith Church Worldwide after being elected Speaker. He explained that his victory was through divine placement and the teachings from the Church since 1988.

In October 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred on Dogara Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR), a Nigerian national honour.

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