Sokoto Grand Vizier
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The Wazirin Sakkwato, or "Sokoto Grand Vizier", was the Grand Vizier
to the Sultan of Sokoto (also incorrectly called Caliph) of the Fulani Empire
, in fact rather suzerain of the Fulani Jihad states.
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic 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 Empire
Fulani Empire
The Sokoto Caliphate is an Islamic spiritual community in Nigeria, led by the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’adu Abubakar. Founded during the Fulani Jihad in 1809 by Usuman dan Fodio, 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 LaimaGidago dan LaimaGidago 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-QadirAbd al-Qadir (Sokoto)Abd al-Qadir was Sokoto Grand Vizier . He was preceded by Gidago dan Laima and succeeded by Ibrahim Khalilu ....
(1842-1859) - Ibrahim Khalilu (1859-c.1874)
- Abdullah bin Muhammad Fodiye (c.1874-1886)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1886-1910)
- Shehu Malami Sarkin Sudan