Seku Amadu

Seku Amadu
شيخ أحمد بن محمّد لبّو
Almami of the Caliphate of Hamdullahi
In office
c. 1818 – 1845
Succeeded byAmadu II
Personal details
BornAhmadu mo Muḥammadu mo Abi Bakr Lobbo Barry
c. 1776 (1776-03-16UTC12:28:38)
Died20 April 1845(1845-04-20) (aged 68–69)
OccupationCleric
Known forFounder of the Caliphate of Hamdullahi
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Sheikhu Ahmadu (Arabic: شيخ أحمد بن محمّد لبّو, romanizedShaykh Aḥmadu bin Muḥammadu Lobbo; Fula: Seeku Aamadu; ) (c. 1776 – 20 April 1845) was the Fulbe founder of the Massina Empire (Diina of Hamdullahi) in the Inner Niger Delta, now the Mopti Region of Mali. He ruled as Almami from 1818 until his death in 1845, also taking the title sisse al-Masini.