Sokoto Grand Vizier
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The Sokoto Grand Vizier, or Wazirin Sokoto, was the
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.