Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa

Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa (born 1965) is an international maritime lawyer and the first female Commodore in the history of the Nigerian Navy. She joined the Nigerian Navy in 1988 and was commissioned as a midshipman in 1990. In December 2017 she became the first Northern woman in the history of Nigerian Navy to reach the rank of Commodore.

Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa

Jamila Abubakar Sadiq Malafa (born 1965) is an international maritime lawyer and the first female Commodore in the history of the Nigerian Navy. She joined the Nigerian Navy in 1988 and was commissioned as a midshipman in 1990. In December 2017 she became the first Northern woman in the history of Nigerian Navy to reach the rank of Commodore.