Ahmadu Bello

Sir
Ahmadu Bello
Premier of Northern Nigeria
In office
1 October 1954 – 15 January 1966
GovernorBryan Sharwood-Smith
(1954–1957)
Gawain Westray Bell
(1957–1962)
Kashim Ibrahim
(1962–1966)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of the Northern People's Congress
In office
1949 – 15 January 1966
DeputyAbubakar Tafawa Balewa
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Northern Region Minister of Local Government and Community Development
In office
April 1953 – 1958
Preceded byBello Kano
Succeeded byAbdullahi Maikano
Northern Region Minister of Works
In office
1952 – April 1953
Succeeded byBello Kano
Personal details
Born(1910-06-12)12 June 1910
Rabah, Northern Nigeria Protectorate
(now Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria)
Died15 January 1966(1966-01-15) (aged 55)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Political partyNorthern People's Congress
ResidenceArewa House
Alma materBarewa College

Sir Ahmadu Bello GCON KBE (Hausa pronunciation; born Ahmadu Rabah; 12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966), famously known as Sardauna of Sokoto, was a conservative Nigerian statesman who was one of the leading northern politicians in 1960 and served as its first and only premier from 1954 until his assassination in 1966, in which capacity he dominated national affairs for over a decade.[citation needed]

He was also the leader of the Northern People's Congress, the ruling party at the time, which was largely made up of the Hausa–Fulani elite. He had previously been elected into the regional legislature and later became a government minister. A member of the Sokoto Caliphate dynasty, he made attempts at becoming Sultan of Sokoto before later joining politics.[1]

  1. ^ Franz, Alyssa (2009-05-22). "Alhaji (Sir) Ahmadu Bello (1910-1966) •". Retrieved 2024-07-06.