Professor Sambo Wali Junaidu is a scholar of Islam and Arabic Literature. He is the 13th Wazirin Sokoto and chairman of the Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sokoto Sultanate Council.[1] He was formerly a lecturer at the Department of Arabic Studies of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, and the chairman of the Moon Sighting & Advisory Committee to the Sultanate Council.[2][3] He succeeded his older brother Alhaji Usman Junaidu, the 12th Wazirin Sokoto, who died in 2017.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Sambo Junaidu Archives - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria.
  2. ↑ "Prof Sambo Junaidu is new Wazirin Sokoto". www.dailytrust.com.ng. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19.
  3. ↑ "Encomiums as Junaidu is turbaned the 13th Wazirin Sokoto". Dailytrust.com.ng. 2017-12-10. Archived from the original on 2017-12-10. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. ↑ "Late Wazirin Sokoto Junaidu buried - Vanguard News". 20 October 2017.


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