Sullubawa
The Sullubawa are a Fulani clan in Northern Nigeria, found mainly in Kano and Katsina States. Both of the current ruling houses of the Kano and Katsina Emirates are Sullubawa. They are said to have originated in Futa Toro, in what is now Senegal and are associated with the Torodbe.[1] A royal clan, the Sullubawa were said to have become "hereditary beneficiaries of all positions of authority in all but one Hausa state.[2] By the end of the 19th century, the Sullubawa controlled many of the fiefdoms of the Kano Emirate.[3]
Notable Sullubawas
- Ibrahim Dabo -Emir of Kano (1819–46)
- Muhammadu Dikko -Emir of Katsina (1906–44)
- Usman Nagogo -Emir of Katsina (1944–81)
- Ado Bayero -Emir of Kano (1963-2014)
- Hassan Usman Katsina -Military Governor of the Northern Region (1966-67)
- Muhammadu Dikko Yusufu -Former Inspector General of the Nigerian Police (1975 to 1979)
- Alhaji Tijjani Hashim- Late Galadima of Kano (1993-2014)
- Sanusi Lamido Sanusi -Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2009-2014), and incumbent Emir of Kano
- Gen. Abdul-Rahman Bello Dambazau -Former Chief of Army Staff Nigerian Army (2008-2010)
References
- ^ Keita, Maghan (2002). Conceptualizing/re-conceptualizing Africa: the construction of African historical identity. BRILL. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-04-12420-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Ejiogu, E. C. (1 February 2011). The roots of political instability in Nigeria: political evolution and development in the Niger Basin. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-7546-7987-5. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Crowder, Michael; Ikime, Obaro (1970). West African chiefs: their changing status under colonial rule and independence. University of Ife. Institute of African Studies, Africana Publishing Co. pp. 173–6. ISBN 978-0-8419-0046-2. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
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