Alfa Mohamed Diobo
Islamic scholar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alfa Mahaman Diobbo was an Islamic preacher, leader and the founder of the Emirate of Say in Say, Niger. In many books, Diobbo is generally presented as the son of a Fulani marabout from Macina (Present-day Mali). Born in Bamba, a town located in the Niger loop, between Gao and Timbuktu. Having become a marabout, he commenced the propagation of the Islam religion in that region.
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Alfa Mahaman Diobbo | |
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Marabout of Say | |
Reign | 18th Century |
Successor | Alfaizé Boubacar |
Born | Bamba |
Died | Say, Niger |
Burial | |
Father | Alfa Boubacar Salihou |
Religion | Islam |
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