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Sa'adu Abubakar
Sultan of Sokoto since 2006
Muhammadu Sa'ad AbubakarCFR (Arabic: محمد سعد أبو بكر) (born 24 August 1956) is the 20th Sultan of Sokoto. As Sultan of Sokoto, he is considered the spiritual leader of Nigeria's Muslims.[1][2]
Abubakar is the heir to the two-century-old throne founded by his ancestor, SheikhUsman Dan Fodio (1754–1817), leader of the Maliki school of Islam and the Qadiri branch of Sufism.[1]
Early life
Family
Sa'adu Abubakar was born on 24 August 1956, in Sokoto.
He is the youngest son of the 17th Sultan, Sir Siddiq Abubakar III, who held the Sultanate for over fifty years.[3]
Education
Sa'adu Abubakar attended Barewa College in Zaria and proceeded to the Nigerian Defence Academy in 1975, where he was a member of the 18th Regular Course.[4]
Military career
Abubakar was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1977 and served in the elite Armoured Corps.
He headed a presidential security uni