Ali Babba bin Bello

Ali Babba bin Bello
علي ببَّا بن بلُّو
Sultan of Sokoto
ReignNovember 1842 - 1859
PredecessorAbu Bakr Atiku
SuccessorAhmadu Atiku
Born1804 (1804)
Wurno
Died1859 (1860)
Sokoto
FatherMuhammad Bello

Ali Babba bin Bello pronunciation (Arabic: علي ببَّا بن بلُّو) (1804–1859 - aged 55) was the fourth Sultan of the Sokoto Caliphate from 1842 to 1859.

Ali bin Bello is known by a variety of different names in different sources, including: Ali bin Bello, Aliyu Babba (not to be confused with his grandson and namesake, the Emir of Kano from 1894 to 1903 with the same name), and Mai Cinaka.[citation needed]