Munzali Dantata, a Nigerian lawyer by training with a Ph.D (Law) degree, is an acknowledged tourism enthusiast and activist in both the public and private sectors of the Nigerian tourism industry.
He was Director General for the National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism from 2006 to 2014, a government run tourism training institute.
Before his stint in the public sector, he was visible in the private sector as President of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents (1991-1993), and President of Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (2003-2006).