Adebayo Shittu

Adebayo Shittu
Adebayo Shittu at the ITU Telecom World 2016
Minister of Communications
In office
11 November 2015  28 May 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Preceded byOmobola Johnson
Succeeded byIsa Ali Pantami
Member of the Oyo State House of Assembly
In office
October 1979  October 1983
Personal details
Born
Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu

(1953-03-23) 23 March 1953
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
EducationObafemi Awolowo University (LL.B.)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • author
AwardsList of honors and awards

Abdur-Raheem Adebayo Shittu (born 23 March 1953) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who served as minister of communications of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019. Before becoming minister, he had earlier served as a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, becoming the youngest Honourable member at age 26, to take the office.