Usman Nagogo
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Katsina
| Usman Nagogo | |
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.png) Portrait published in issue 239 of Gaskiya Ta Fi Kwabo | |
| Emir of Katsina | |
| Reign | 19 May 1944 – 18 March 1981 |
| Predecessor | Muhammadu Dikko |
| Successor | Muhammadu Kabir Usman |
| Born | 1905 Katsina |
| Died | 18 March 1981 (aged 75–76) |
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| Father | Muhammadu Dikko |
Alhaji Sir Usman Nagogo dan Muhammadu Dikko KBE CMG[1] (1905 – 18 March 1981) was Emir of Katsina[2] (Sarkin Katsina) from 19 May 1944, until his death. A Fulani from the Sullubawa Clan, he succeeded his father, Muhammadu Dikko, as Emir, and was succeeded by his son, Muhammadu Kabir Usman.
Nagogo commenced his education under Islamic scholar Attahiru, who taught the future Emir and his brother in Katsina's Gambarawa Quarters. He commenced his elementary education in 1921 at Katsina Provincial School,[3] but was interrupted by his father's visit to England, where the two met King George V of the United Kingdom.[4] He graduated from the provincial school in 1923, after which he taught there for six months.[3]
Political career and reign as Emir
Nagogo was appointed to position of Native Authority Police Chief in 1929; during his term he expanded the police department by erecting new buildings and hiring more officers. In 1937, he became the District Head of Katsina Metropolis.[3]
Nagogo was officially installed as the tenth Emir of Katsina by Arthur Richards, Governor of Northern Nigeria, on May 19, 1944, although he had succeeded his deceased father to the position in March. The same year, he visited England, Egypt, India, and Burma; in Burma, he met with Nigerians in the Royal West African Frontier Force[3] (fighting for the United Kingdom as part of the Chindits).
On January 12, 1946, King George VI of the United Kingdom appointed him as a federal minister of the colony. He was a regional minister without portfolio[5] from 1952 until the military coup of 1966,[3] which one of his sons, Hassan Katsina was involved in.[6]
Life President of the Nigerian Polo Association, Nagogo was one of pioneers of indigenous Nigerian polo;[3] as of 2002, his handicap of +7 is still the highest of any African.[7] He was at one point chairman of Muslim religious organization Jama'atu Nasril Islam (JNI).[8]
