Sa'adu Abubakar
| Abubakar IV | |||||||||
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| Sarkin Musulmi (Commander of the Faithful) | |||||||||
Abubakar in 2016 | |||||||||
| Sultan of Sokoto | |||||||||
| Reign | 2 November 2006 – present | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Muhammadu Maccido | ||||||||
| Born | 24 August 1956 Sokoto, Northern Region, British Nigeria | ||||||||
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| Father | Sir Siddiq Abubakar III | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Military career | |||||||||
| Allegiance | Nigeria | ||||||||
| Branch | Nigerian Army | ||||||||
| Service years | 1977–2006 | ||||||||
| Rank | Brigadier General | ||||||||
Muhammadu Sa'ad Abubakar CFR (Arabic: محمد سعد أبو بكر) (born 24 August 1956) is the 20th Sultan of Sokoto.
Abubakar is the heir to the two-century-old throne founded by his ancestor, Sheikh Usman Dan Fodio (1754–1817), leader of the Maliki school of Islam and the Qadiri branch of Sufism.