Ahmadu Bello

Sir Ahmadu Bello Sardauna of Sokoto, GCON, KBE
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	(1910-06-12)12 June 1910 Rabah, Northern Nigeria Protectorate (now Rabah, Sokoto, Nigeria)
Died	15 January 1966(1966-01-15) (aged 55) Kaduna, Nigeria
Political party	Northern People's Congress
Residence	Arewa House
Alma mater	Barewa College

Ahmadu Ibrahim Bello (Hausa pronunciation^ⓘ), 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 masterminded Northern Nigeria through the independence of Nigeria 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 consisting 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.^{[citation needed]}