What is Tukur Yusuf Buratai?
'''Tukur Yusuf Buratai''' is a retired Nigerian Army and the former Chief of Army Staff of Nigeria from 2015 to 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-02-08|title=A New Beginning for Ambassador TY Buratai|url=https://leadership.ng/a-new-beginning-for-ambassador-ty-buratai/|access-date=2021-03-10|website=Leadership Newspaper|language=en-GB}}</ref> {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tukur Yusuf Buratai | term_start2 = May 2014 | laterwork = | battles = [[Boko Haram|Boko Haram Insurgency War]]<br>[[Conflict in the Niger Delta]] | commands = [[Multinational Joint Task Force]] | rank = [[Lieutenant general]] | serviceyears = 1981 – 2021 | branch = [[File:Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg|21px]] [[Nigerian Army]] | allegiance = {{flag|Nigeria}} | nickname = | successor2 = Maj-Gen. [[Iliya Abbah]] | predecessor2 = Brig-Gen. [[Enitan Ransome-Kuti|E. Ransome-Kuti]] | term_end2 = July 2015 | office2 = Commander, [[Multinational Joint Task Force]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|11|24|df=yes}} | successor1 = Major General [[Ibrahim Attahiru]] | predecessor1 = LT-Gen. [[Kenneth Minimah]] | term_end1 = January 2021 | term_start1 = July 2015 | office1 = [[Chief of Army Staff (Nigeria)|Chief of Army Staff]] | caption = | image = | placeofburial = | death_place = | birth_place = | death_date = | alma_mater = [[Nigerian Defence Academy]]<br>[[University of Maiduguri]] }} == Background == Buratai was born in Buratai town, Biu Local Government Area of [[Borno State]]. He had his primary education at Buratai town and got admission to Government Teachers College Potiskum, Yobe State, where he graduated. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Buratai, Tukur, Yusuf}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Nigerian military people]] {{bio-stub}}