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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 Fulani Empire and suzerain of the Fulani Jihad states. The position survived the fall of the empire as a largely honorary ceremonial rank in contemporary Nigeria.

List of Grand Viziers

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
Abdullah bn Muhammad Fodiye (1874–1886)
Muhammadu Sambo bn Ahmad (1886-1910)
Abd al- Qadir Maccido bn Bukhari (1910-12)
Adili bn Khalilu (1912-25)
Abass bn Bukhari (1925-28)
Junaid bn Bukhari (1948–1997)
Usman bn Junaid (1997-2018)
Usman Junaidu^[1]
Sambo Junaidu (2018-)^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Late Wazirin Sokoto Junaidu buried - Vanguard News". 20 October 2017.
^ https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/prof-sambo-junaidu-is-new-wazirin-sokoto.html
^ "Encomiums as Junaidu is turbaned the 13th Wazirin Sokoto". Dailytrust.com.ng. 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-07-19.

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