Sokoto Grand Vizier
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The Sokoto Grand Vizier, or Wazirin Sokoto, was the Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Sokoto, the Paramount Chief of the Sokoto Caliphate and suzerain of the Usman dan Fodiyo Jihad states. The position survived the fall of the empire as a largely honorary ceremonial rank in contemporary Nigeria.
List of grand viziers
- Shaikh Abdullahi bn Fodiyo (1804–1817)
- Gidado dan Laima (1817–1842)
- Abd al-Qadir bn Usman Gidado (1842–1859)
- Ibrahim Khalilu bn Abd al-Qadir (1859–1874)
- Abdullahi Bayero bn Gidado (1874-1886)
- Muhammadu Buhari Bin Ahmad (1886–1910)
- Muhammadu Sambo bn Ahmad (1910-1912)
- Abd al- Qadir Maccido bn Bukhari (1910โ12)
- Adili bn Khalilu (1912โ25)
- Abbas bn Bukhari (1925โ28)
- Muhammadu Junaidu Bin Buhari (1948–1997)
- Usman bin Junaid (1997-2018)[1]
- Sambo Wali Junaidu (2018-)[2][3]
References
- ^ "Wazirin Sarkin Musulmin Nigeria ya rasu". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ "Prof Sambo Junaidu is new Wazirin Sokoto". Archived from the original on 2018-07-19.
- ^ "Encomiums as Junaidu is turbaned the 13th Wazirin Sokoto". Dailytrust.com.ng. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
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