Monguno Mohammed Tahir

Mohammed Tahir Monguno (born 12 February 1966) is a Nigerian lawyer and politician who is the chief whip of the 10th Senate. He has served as the senator representing Borno North since 2023.

He was a member of the House of Representatives of Nigeria representing Marte/Monguno/Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno State from 2007 to 2023, and served as the chief Whip of the 9th House of Representatives.

Mohammed Tahir Monguno was born on 12 February 1966. He had his primary education in Monguno Central Primary School and later attended Government Secondary School (GSS) Ngala, Borno State where he obtained his Senior School Certificate.

He studied law at the University of Maiduguri where he graduated in 1989. He attended Nigerian Law School and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1990.

In 1992, Monguno contested and was elected as a member of the House at the age of 26. He was re-elected member of the House of Representatives representing Marte/Nganzai/Monguno federal constituency of Borno State in 2007.

He was a member of the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th assemblies. Monguno previously served as the chief whip of the 9th House of Representatives and presently Chief Whip of the 10th Senate.

Before 2007, he served as Honorable Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General of Borno state from 2003 to 2005. He also had a small stint as Honorable Commissioner for Education (2005–2006) and Honorable Commissioner for Water Resources (2006–2007) in Borno state.

Prior to his appointment as a commissioner in 2003, he had a career in private legal practice. He was the Principal Solicitor at Monguno Kura Chambers between 1992 and 2003.

He was also a senior lecturer of law at Borno State College of Legal Studies (now Mohammed Goni College of Legal and Islamic Studies) up until 1999.

In 2000, he served as a committee member on the Application of Sharia law in Borno State.

Monguno, a member of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), emerged winner in the 2019 general elections to return to the lower chamber for the fourth consecutive term to represent Marte, Monguno, and Nganzai Federal Constituency of Borno state.

He was previously elected to the House of Representatives in 1992, representing the Marte, Monguno, and Nganzai federal constituency of Borno state before the 1993 military coup.

In 2015, during the House leadership tussle of the 8th assembly, Monguno stepped down to run for the post of deputy speaker under a joint ticket with Femi Gbajabiamila but was defeated by Hon. Sulaiman Lasun.

In the 9th assembly that began in 2019, Monguno was initially a top contender for the position of Speaker of the House of Representatives within the APC caucus but later withdrew to endorse Femi Gbajabiamila.

Monguno chaired the adhoc Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill in the 9th assembly, which passed the bill into law after 20 years of back-and-forth efforts.

He moved motions alongside 14 other representatives asking the President to sack the Service Chiefs due to worsening security and Boko Haram insurgency.

He also moved a motion to declare an emergency on security. In May 2020, he sponsored a bill to alter the 1999 Constitution to allow for independent candidacies in Nigeria, arguing it would provide equal opportunities for all Nigerians.