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Muhammadu Maccido

1928 - 2006

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Ibrahim Muhammadu Maccido Abubakar III (20 April 1928 – 29 October 2006), often shortened to Muhammadu Maccido, was the 19th Sultan of Sokoto in Nigeria. He was the son and primary aide to Siddiq Abubakar III (1903–1988) who had been the Sultan of Sokoto for 50 years. Maccido served in many functions of government during his life, most prominently as the liaison official to Nigerian President Shehu Shagari (rule 1979–1983), until a military coup removed Shagari from power. When his father died in 1988, the head of the military government in Nigeria, Ibrahim Babangida appointed Ibrahim Dasuki (rule 1985–1993) as the new Sultan of Sokoto, a decision which caused large-scale, violent protests throughout northern Nigeria. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammadu Maccido is the 16,210th most popular politician (up from 18,495th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 115th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Nigerian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Muhammadu Maccido ranks 16,210 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcelo Ebrard, Patricia Davies, Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, Seyni Oumarou, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings, and Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey. After him are Sicard of Benevento, Elephenor, Askar Mamin, Dru Drury, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, and Little Crow.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Muhammadu Maccido ranks 492. Before him are Yakov Rylsky, Gregory Walcott, Manuel Muñoz, Jeanne Cooper, Camilla Wicks, and Imre Hódos. After him are Joe Morello, Nigel Davenport, Michel Brault, William Alexander Morgan, Tommy Docherty, and Carlo Giuffrè. Among people deceased in 2006, Muhammadu Maccido ranks 318. Before him are Lidia Wysocka, Andrey Petrov, Kaarlo Tuominen, Sofia Muratova, Rosendo Hernández, and Reidar Liaklev. After him are Gösta Sandberg, Erik Elmsäter, Suzan Kahramaner, Iva Toguri D'Aquino, Tony Jay, and Shirley Walker.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Muhammadu Maccido ranks 57 out of 309. Before him are Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), Finidi George (1971), Ahmed Musa (1992), and Dick Tiger (1929). After him are Obafemi Martins (1984), Stephen Keshi (1962), Uche Okechukwu (1967), Israel Adesanya (1989), Victor Ikpeba (1973), and Ernest Shonekan (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In Nigeria

Among politicians born in Nigeria, Muhammadu Maccido ranks 18. Before him are Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), and Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942). After him are Ernest Shonekan (1936), Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), and Atiku Abubakar (1946).

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