Overview

• He died at a London clinic on July 13, 2025, at age 82 after a prolonged illness.
• President Tinubu dispatched Vice President Kashim Shettima to London to oversee repatriation of Buhari’s remains to Nigeria.
• Buhari served from 2015 to 2023 as Nigeria’s president and in 2015 became the first opposition candidate to defeat a sitting incumbent.
• His first tenure began with a 1983 military coup during which he launched a “War Against Indiscipline” before being ousted in 1985.
• His civilian administration pursued an anti-corruption campaign, battled Boko Haram, weathered economic recessions and scrapped the SARS police unit after mass protests.