Sir Ahmadu Bello | |
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Premier of Northern Nigeria | |
In office 1 October 1954 – 15 January 1966 | |
Governor | Bryan Sharwood-Smith (1954–1957) Gawain Westray Bell (1957–1962) Kashim Ibrahim (1962–1966) |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Leader of the Northern People's Congress | |
In office 1949 – 15 January 1966 | |
Deputy | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Northern Region Minister of Local Government and Community Development | |
In office April 1953 – 1958 | |
Preceded by | Bello Kano |
Succeeded by | Abdullahi Maikano |
Northern Region Minister of Works | |
In office 1952 – April 1953 | |
Succeeded by | Bello Kano |
Personal details | |
Born | Rabah, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (now Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria) | 12 June 1910
Died | 15 January 1966 Kaduna, Nigeria | (aged 55)
Political party | Northern People's Congress |
Residence | Arewa House |
Alma mater | Barewa College |
Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello (), famously known as Sardauna of Sokoto GCON KBE (12 June 1910 – 15 January 1966), knighted as Sir Ahmadu Bello, 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]