Dahiru Babura Musdapher GCON CFR (15 July 1942 – 22 January 2018) was a Nigerian jurist who served as the 12th chief justice of Nigeria from 2011 to 2012.

[1] In 1949, when Musdapher was due to learn Islamic teachings in Sudan and Egypt, his aunt opposed citing his age as a barrier for long-distance travels.

[2] He moved to Rumfa College, Kano, for his secondary education in 1957 and graduated in 1962 with a West African School Certificate.

[4] Musdapher worked briefly at the Northern Regional Ministry of Finance as a clerical officer in 1963 before proceeding to the university.

[5] In 1976, Musdapher was made a member of the Body of Benchers and was also a joint editor of the Law Report of Northern Nigeria from 1976 to 1979.