Hassan Katsina

Major General Hassan Katsina
Chief of Army Staff
Ambassador to
In office May 1968 – January 1971
Preceded by	Joseph Akahan
Succeeded by	David Ejoor
Governor of Northern Nigeria
Ambassador to
In office 16 January 1966 – 27 May 1967
Preceded by	Kashim Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Position abolished Musa Usman (North-Eastern Nigeria) Usman Faruk (North-Western Nigeria) Audu Bako (Kano) Abba Kyari (North-Centeal Nigeria) David Bamigboye (Kwara) Joseph Gomwalk (Benue-Plateau)
Personal details
Born	Hassan Usman (1933-03-31)31 March 1933 Katsina, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Katsina State, Nigeria)
Died	24 July 1995(1995-07-24) (aged 62) Kaduna, Nigeria
Relations	Muhammadu Dikko (grandfather) Muhammadu Kabir Usman (brother) Abdulmumini Kabir Usman (nephew) Yusufu Bala Usman (cousin)
Parent	Usman Nagogo (father)
Alma mater	Barewa College Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst
Occupation	Military officer
Awards	Independence Medal
Military service
Allegiance	British Empire (1956)  Nigeria (1960)
Branch/service	Nigerian Army
Years of service	1956–1975
Rank	Major general
Battles/wars	Congo Crisis Nigerian Civil War

Hassan Usman Katsina OFR (31 March 1933 – 24 July 1995), titled Chiroman Katsina, was a Nigerian general who was the last Governor of Northern Nigeria. He served as Chief of Army Staff during the Nigerian Civil War and later became the Deputy Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters.