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 Danfodiyo 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)
- (1859–1874)
- Abdullahi Bayero bn Gidado (1874-1886)
- Muhammadu Buhari Bin Ahmad (1886–1910)
- (1910-1912)
- (1910–12)
- (1912–25)
- (1925–28)
- Muhammadu Junaidu Bin Buhari (1948–1997)
- (1997-2018)
- Sambo Wali Junaidu (2018-)[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Grand viziers
- Nigerian government stubs
- African government stubs
- Cameroon stubs