Mohammadu Maccido

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Ibrahim Muhammadu Maccido dan Abu Bakar (1928 - October 29, 2006) was the 19th Sultan of Sokoto (from April 20, 1996, until his death in 2006), the titular ruler of Sokoto in northern Nigeria, and the head of the Nigerian National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. As Sultan of Sokoto, he was considered the spiritual leader of Nigeria's 70 million Muslims, roughly 50 percent of the nation's population[1].

On October 29, 2006, Maccido was killed in the crash of ADC Airlines Flight 53[2], from Abuja to Sokoto [3] along with several top Sokoto State officials and his son, Badamasi Maccido, a federal senator.

Maccido was the eldest son of the 17th Sultan, Siddiq Abu Bakar dan Usuman, who held the Sultanate for over fifty years.[4] Maccido did not succeed his father as Sultan directly. After Ibrahim Dasuki, the 18th Sultan, was arrested and banished by Nigerian military leader Sani Abacha, Maccido was appointed Sultan.[5]

[edit] Notes and eferences

  1. ^ Estelle Shirbon, Reuters (2006-10-30). Nigerian plane crash kills 99. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
  2. ^ Boeing 737 — SBS TV News
  3. ^ New York Times (October 29, 2006). Jet With 104 Aboard Crashes in Nigeria. Retrieved on 2007-01-17. (registration required)
  4. ^ John N. Paden, Dawodu.com. The Sokoto Caliphate and its Legacies (1804-2004). Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
  5. ^ Abubakar Umar, Niger Delta Congress. Maccido Marks Five. Retrieved on 2007-01-17. (dead as of June 10, 2007, Archived version at Internet Archive)

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Preceded by
Ibrahim Dasuki		 Sultan of Sokoto
1996–2006		 Succeeded by
Sa'adu Abubakar


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