Haliru Dantoro Kitoro III (1938 – 30 October 2015) was a Nigerian traditional ruler and politician.

During the Second republic, he was a deputy chairman of Kwara State NPN, he also briefly served as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory in 1983 during the administration of President Shehu Shagari.

[2] However, his appointment as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory was abruptly ended by the Nigerian coup d'état in December 1983.

[2] Dantoro also served as a Senator in 1992 as a member of the National Republican Convention, a former political party.

[1] Emir Haliru Dantoro died at a hospital in Germany following a brief illness on 30 October 2015, at the age of 77.