Ahmadu bello sardauna biography of william

Nigerian politician (1910–1966)

Sir Ahmadu BelloGCONKBE (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]

Early years

Bello was born in Rabah c. 1910 to the family of Mallam Ibrahim Bello.

His father held the title of Sarkin Rabah.^[2] He was a de