Umaru Musa Yar'Adua was born on 16 August 1951 in Katsina. A chemistry teacher turned politician, he served two terms as Governor of Katsina State from 1999 to 2007 before winning the presidency for the Peoples Democratic Party. His swearing in on 29 May 2007 was the first handover from one elected civilian president to another in Nigerian history. He proclaimed the Niger Delta amnesty in June 2009. He died in office in Abuja on 5 May 2010.

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