Dr. Barrister Umar Ibrahim Mantu was born of Barrister Zuwairatu Mantu on April 7; a few years after the end of Nigeria’s Second Republic. He is the fourth child of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Nasiru Ibrahim Mantu. He is married to Sa’adiyyah Orobosa Mantu and they are blessed with children.
Upon completion, he came back to Nigeria to observe the one-year National Youth Service Corp (NYSC) program.
He is a corporate and commercial lawyer, who serves as the Group Legal Executive Director with TSE Group of Companies Limited. Umar has also served on the boards of The Sharp Group Africa, RIZQ International Consult Services Ltd and the Calabar International Trade Fair (CITF). Umar is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), International Bar Association (IBA) and the Institute of Chartered Mediators & Conciliators (ICMC); Umar has served as a council member of the NBA Abuja Unity Branch section on legal practice and business law. He was also a member of the Abuja Young Lawyers Forum of the Nigerian Bar Association (Abuja Unity Branch). Umar is a member of the Rotary Club of Abuja Federal (RCAF), an international award-winning club, and has served as Polio Chair (2015/16), Director of Vocational Services & Vice President (2016/17), President (2017-2018), Assistant Governor (2018-2019) and now Club trainer (2019-2020). He is a Paul Harris Fellow (PHF) and a recipient of the RCAF presidential award for vocational service and membership development. He holds a doctorate degree in humanities (D. Humms, Honoris Causa), 2017 from Igbinedion University, Okada.
Umar & the Manumar Foundation are part of the World Bank Youth Forum, Youth Matters Initiative (a partnership with the Federal Ministry of Health; One Campaign, Mike Omotosho Foundation, Silver Lining for the needy initiative and other Non-governmental organizations), which is aimed at promoting the awareness of mental illness, sexual abuse and drug abuse. Umar & the Manumar Foundation are also part of the Hepatitis Zero, world eradication project, a program aimed at bringing awareness to the dangers of hepatitis B & C and eventually its eradication. Umar is the Project leader for Plateau State, Nigeria.
Umar also co-founded the Global African Awareness Initiative, which is aimed at supporting Africans worldwide, while showcasing the greatness of Africans and the African continent. He is a trustee in the Zuwairatu Bayero Foundation and Musa Mantu Foundation. Umar is a member of the Africa Development Forum Nigeria and was a youth mentor in the Skills Outside School program, Change Makers and leadership training program a social intervention program aimed at youth development and empowerment. Umar was also recently bestowed the traditional title of TALBAN Gindiri, from Gindiri district of Plateau State.
His personal motto remains “Investing in Humanity”
