Lateef Fagbemi
{{Short description|Nigerian lawyer and politician (born 1959)}}
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| name = Lateef Fagbemi
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| office = Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation
| term_start = 21 August 2023
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| president = Bola Tinubu
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| birth_place = Ijagbo, Oyun, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kwara State, Nigeria)
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| party = All Progressives Congress
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Chief Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi {{small|SAN}} (born 16 July 1959), is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the current Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation since 21 August 2023.
Life
Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi was born on 16 July 1959 in present day Ijagbo, Oyun Local Government Area of Kwara State. He acquired his Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from the University of Jos in 1984. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1985 and acquired his Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) from the Obafemi Awolowo University in 1987. He became a Senior Advocate of Nigeria in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/613389-meet-tinubus-ministerial-nominee-likely-to-be-nigerias-24th-attorney-general.html|title=Meet Tinubu's ministerial nominee likely to be Nigeria's 24th Attorney-General|first=Ameh|last=Ejekwonyilo|date=1 August 2023|website=Premium Times|access-date=19 August 2023}}
On 16 August 2023, he was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation by President Bola Tinubu.{{cite web|url=https://thenigerialawyer.com/fulll-list-tinubu-assigns-portfolios-to-ministers-designate-appoints-lateef-fagbemi-as-agf/|title=[FULLL LIST] Tinubu Assigns Portfolios to Ministers-Designate; Appoints Lateef Fagbemi As AGF|first=Unini|last=Chioma|date=16 August 2023|website=The Nigeria Lawyer|access-date=19 August 2023}}
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Category:People from Kwara State
Category:Senior advocates of Nigeria
Category:All Progressives Congress politicians
Category:20th-century Nigerian lawyers
Category:Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
Category:University of Jos alumni
Category:Federal ministers of Nigeria
Category:Attorneys general of Nigeria
Category:21st-century Nigerian lawyers
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