| From |
Nigeria |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 December 1930, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Age: | 89 years |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
Umaru Shehu (born December 8, 1930) is a Nigerian Professor of Medicine and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He is a Professor Emeritus, Community health, University of Maiduguri and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science. Professor Umaru received a Bachelor of Medicine degree, MBBS from the University of London. He also received a fellowship of the Institute of Cancer Research and he is the editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal.