Mahmud Modibbo Tukur

Dr
Mahmud Modibbo Tukur
Born1944
Yola
Died15 November 1988
Zaria
NationalityNigerian
SpouseFadimatu Zara'u Dahiru
ChildrenHauwa-Inna, Rukaiya-Dada, Usman-Shehu, Zubairu-Ahidjo, Hamid-Bawuro

Grandchildren

Abdullahi-Khalifa, Fatima-Zara, Zainab, Ummul-Kulthum (Nabila), Ummul-Kulthum (Hanan), Maimuna-Amal
RelativesBashiru Tukur, Mustapha Aminu (Galadima Adamawa), Iya Abubakar
Academic background
Alma materAhmadu Bello University
ThesisThe Imposition of British Colonial Domination on the Sokoto Caliphate, Borno and Neighbouring States (1897-1914): A Reinterpretation of Colonial Sources (1979)
Academic advisorsAbdullahi Smith
Yusufu Bala Usman

Mahmud Modibbo Tukur (1944–1988) was a Nigerian historian, scholar and the 4th National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Tukur was the Head of the Department of History and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at Ahmadu Bello University when he died on 15 November 1988 in Zaria.[1]

  1. ^ Bangura, Yusuf; Beckman, Bjorn; Ibrahim, Jibrin; Mustapha, Raufu (1988-11-01). "Tribute to Mahmud Modibbo Tukur". Review of African Political Economy. 15 (43): 136–137. doi:10.1080/03056248808703801. ISSN 0305-6244.