The
Wazirin Sakkwato, or "
Sokoto Grand Vizier", was the
Grand VizierGrand Vizier, in Turkish Sadr-ı Azam or Serdar-ı Ekrem , deriving from the Persian word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
to the Sultan of Sokoto (also incorrectly called Caliph) of the
Fulani EmpireThe Sokoto Caliphate is an Islamic spiritual community in Nigeria, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar. Founded during the Fulani Jihad in the early 1800s, it was one of the most powerful empires in sub-Saharan Africa prior to European conquest and colonization...
, in fact rather suzerain of the Fulani Jihad states.
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The
Wazirin Sakkwato, or "
Sokoto Grand Vizier", was the
Grand VizierGrand Vizier, in Turkish Sadr-ı Azam or Serdar-ı Ekrem , deriving from the Persian word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
to the Sultan of Sokoto (also incorrectly called Caliph) of the
Fulani EmpireThe Sokoto Caliphate is an Islamic spiritual community in Nigeria, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar. Founded during the Fulani Jihad in the early 1800s, it was one of the most powerful empires in sub-Saharan Africa prior to European conquest and colonization...
, in fact rather suzerain of the Fulani Jihad states.
List of Grand Viziers
- Gidago dan Laima
Gidago dan Laima is the first known Grand Vizier of the Sokoto Caliphate.Gidago dan Laima was succeeded by Abd al-Qadir in 1842....
(1817-1842)
- Abd al-Qadir
Abd al-Qadir was Sokoto Grand Vizier . He was preceded by Gidago dan Laima and supreceded by Ibrahim Khalilu ....
(1842-1859)
- Ibrahim Khalilu (1859-c.1874)
- Abdullah bin Muhammad Fodiye (c.1874-1886)
- Muhammad Bukhari (1886-1910)
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