Mallam Bukhari Bello, mfr, mni, F.DRI.

BUKHARI Bello, MFR, mni, FDRI, was born in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State of Nigeria on 28th December 1956 to the family of Malam Muhammadu Bello Wakilin Sha’riah, KBE. He attended primary and secondary schools at Birnin Kebbi, studied law at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and the Nigerian Law School, Lagos, where he graduated with LLB(Hons) and Barrister at Law (BL) in 1983 and 1984 respectively. From February – November 2007, he attended the prestigious National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos and on graduation was conferred with the membership of the National Institute, mni. He also attended the Senior Executive Management Course at the Naval Post Graduate School, Monterrey California, USA, in 2008 and is also a Fellow of the International Dispute Resolution Institute, F.DRI.

Mr. Bello is now the Principal Partner, Buhari Bello & Associates, a legal firm of Barristers & Solicitors, Legal Consultants, Arbitrators and Human Rights Defenders with an office in Abuja, Nigeria and is widely traveled and has been to all the states in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He has also been to all the continents and has been to 45 nations across the globe, 20 countries in Africa, 3 in the Americas, 9 in Asia/Pacific and 13 in Europe

Bukhari Bello is a Member of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA); Member, General Council of the Bar from 1987 – 1989; Member, National Executive Committee of the Nigeria Bar Association 1986 – 2006; he represented the NBA at the Constituent Assembly, Abuja from March 1988 – April 1989; Member, International Bar Association; Member, Board of Directors- Isa Wali Empowerment Initiative; Member, Advisory Council of Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC ); Fellow, International Dispute Resolution Institute (IDRI); Member, IBB Gulf club, Abuja; Member, Presidential Advisory Committee on the National Conference 2013.

Bello has been honoured, inter alia, with the Kwame Nkrumah Merit Award by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Foundation, Ghana, in September 2003. In October 2003, he was also honoured with the prestigious Nigeria’s National Honours Award of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR, by The President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. He is married with children and enjoys sport, traveling, reading and writing.