List of Fula people

This is a list of notable Fulanis.

Nigeria

Academics and Islamic scholars

Politicians and administrators

Military figures

Diplomats

  • Amina J. Mohammed – (Fulani/English); Politician; Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations; Former Federal Minister of Environment, Nigeria.
  • Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo – 28th Secretary-General of OPEC.
  • Tijjani Muhammad-Bande – Political scientist, administrator and career diplomat. Current President of the United Nations General Assembly, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, former VP of the UN General Assembly.
  • Ibrahim Gambari – (Fulani/Yoruba); Scholar and diplomat; Chief of Staff to the President; Under-Secretary-General / Special Adviser – Africa United Nations; former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Current Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria.
  • Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari – (Fulani/Yoruba); Nigerian lawyer and monarch. Current Emir of Ilorin, Nigeria.
  • Isa Wali - former Nigerian High commissioner to Ghana.

Hamzat Ahmadu - Nigerian diplomat, former Ambassador to The Soviet Union, United States Of America and High commissioner to The Bahamas.

Traditional and religious leaders

Other

Guinea

  • Karamokho Alfa – Religious leader who led a jihad that led to the formation of Futa Jallon, Guinea
  • Ibrahim Sori Mawdo (The Elder) – Religious Leader and Second Almaami of Futa Jalon, Guinea
  • Bokar Biro – last independent Almamy of Fuuta Jalon, Resistance hero to French invasion, Guinea
  • Thierno Aliou – Author, Muslim theologian and politician, Guinea
  • Yacine Diallo – Politician. Former member of French National Assembly, Guinea
  • Boubacar Diallo Telli – Diplomat and Politician. First Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU),UN Representative, Ambassador to USA, Minister of Justice, Guinea
  • Saifoulaye Diallo - Former Foreign Minister, Former president of the National Assembly.
  • Aïcha Bah Diallo - Former Guinean education minister and women's rights activist.
  • Alpha Oumar Barry – Medical Doctor and politician, Former Minister of State for Exchange, Guinea
  • Ousmane Baldé – Economist and Politician. Former Governor of Guinean Fed reserve (Central bank), Former Minister of Finance. Guinea
  • M'Mahawa Sylla - First Female General Guinean Armed forces, Governor of Conakry.
  • Kaba Rougui Barry - Minister of Pre-University, Technical, Vocational Education and Civic Education, Mayor of Matam, First Female Mayor in Guinea.
  • Aissatou Baldé(in French - Former minister of youth and youth employment.
  • Moustapha Mamy Diaby - Former Minister of Mail, Telecommunications and the digital Economy, Guinea.
  • Mamadou Boye Bah – Politician and Economist, former President of Union for the New Republic and Former President of Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea.
  • Siradiou Diallo – Journalist and politician, former magazine Jeune Afrique Editor in chief, and Former President of Union for Progress and Renewal (Guinea).
  • Cellou Dalein Diallo – Economist and politician, Former Minister and Prime Minister; Opposition Leader, Guinea
  • Tierno Monénembo (real name Thierno Saidou Diallo) – novelist and biochemist, winner of the Prix Renaudot award in 2008 for his novel The King of Kahel, winner of Grand Prix de la Francophonie 2017. Guinea
  • Djibril Tamsir Niane – Guinean historian, playwright and short story writer.
  • Alpha Bacar Barry(in French) - Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation.
  • Ibrahima Abé Sylla - Minister of Energy, Hydropower and Hydrocarbons, Guinea.
  • Barry Diawadou – Civil clerk and politician, Former member of the French National Assembly and Former Minister of Education. Guinea
  • Mamoudou Nagnalen Barry(in French) - Former minister of Agriculture.
  • Mama Kanny Diallo - Economist, Former Minister of Planning and Economic Development.
  • Saifoulaye Diallo –Politician and lawmaker, Former member of the French National Assembly, Former President of the Territorial Assembly and President of the National Assembly; Former Minister of State (foreign affairs, finance, social services).
  • Elhadj Gando Barry(in French) - Former Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works, CEO Électricité de Guinée.
  • Ibrahima Barry (popularly known as Barry III) – Lawyer and politician, Former Minister from Guinea
  • Oumar Diouhé Bah(in French) - Minister of Health and public hygiene.
  • Fatoumata Binta Diallo - First woman who registered to practice law in the Bar of the Republic of Guinea Conakry.
  • Bachir Diallo(in French) - Minister of Security and Civil Protection.
  • Facinet Sylla(in French) - Minister of Budget, Former Executive director Of International Monetary Fund.
  • Katoucha (Kadiatou Niane) – former model and fashion designer, Guinea
  • Boubacar Yacine Diallo – Journalist, Writer, Former Minister of Communication, Former Chairman of the National Council of Communication, Current Vice president of the independent national institution for human rights in Guinea.
  • Addi Bâ or Bah Mamadou Hady – called by the Germans "black terrorist" ("Der schwarze Terrorist"), a figure of the French resistance, member of the first scrub of the Vosges, Guinea
  • Aïcha Bah Diallo – Former Minister of Education and Women's Rights Activist, Former Senior education leader at UNESCO.
  • Hamidou Diallo – American professional basketball player. 2019 NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest winner
  • Rabiatou Sérah Diallo – Guinean trade unionist. Former president of the National Transitional Council. Current President of Economic and Social Council, Guinea
  • Black M (Alpha Diallo) – French rapper and Singer–Songwriter.
  • General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo – Former Guinean army chief of staff
  • Mohamed Béavogui (Loma/Fulani) – Prime Minister of Guinea
  • Mohamed Bayo – soccer player
  • Pablo Thiam – soccer player
  • Yadaly Diaby – soccer player
  • Abdourahmane Barry
  • Boubacar Barry – German football player
  • Sadou Diallo
  • Ibrahima Barry and Abdoulaye Barry – Creators of one of the only indigenous writing scripts in Africa, the Adlam script for the Fula language.

Senegal and Mauritania

Iba Der Thiam - Writer, Historian, Former Minister Of Education.

Mali

Burkina Faso

  • Hama Arba Diallo – Politician, diplomat and civil servant Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Vice-president of the National Assembly, Burkina Faso
  • Salif Diallo – Former President of National Assembly; Former Minister of Environment and Water, Former Minister of Agriculture, Burkina Faso
  • Yéro Boly – Administrator, Diplomat and Politician, Former Minister of Territorial Administration and Security, Former Director of the Cabinet of the President and Former Minister of Defense; Burkina Faso
  • Chérif Sy – journalist, politician, Former President of the National Transitional Council of Burkina Faso, former acting President of Burkina Faso (17 September 2015 – 23 September 2015). Current Minister of defense; Burkina Faso
  • Alpha Barry – Journalist, Current Minister of Foreign Affairs; Burkina Faso
  • Aminata Diallo Glez – Filmmaker, Actress and producer, Burkina Faso
  • Boubacar Diallo (filmmaker) – Journalist, Filmmaker, Burkina Faso
  • Sékou Ba – Politician, Former Minister of Animal Resources, Burkina Faso
  • Dicko Fils - Singer

Cameroon

Sierra Leone

  • Amadu Wurie - Educationist and politician, First Minister of Education and later Minister of Interior of Sierra Leone
  • Sir Banja Tejan-Sie - Politician and lawyer. Former Vice President under SLPP (1953–1956), Former Chief Justice and Governor-General of Sierra Leone
  • Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh – Current Vice President, Republic of Sierra Leone
  • Abass Bundu – Current Speaker of Parliament Sierra Leone, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Former Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States
  • Ibrahim Bundu - Former majority leader of the Sierra Leone Parliament, Sierra Leone
  • Abdulai Hamid Charm - Former Chief Justice, Sierra Leone
  • Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh – Former Chief Justice, Diplomat, Sierra Leone
  • Miatta Maria Samba - Sierra Leonian jurist and current Judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
  • Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh – politician and Diplomat, Former Minister of Transport and Communications and Former Ambassador to US, Sierra Leone
  • Neneh Cherry (birth name Neneh Mariann Karlsson) – Singer-songwriter, rapper, occasional DJ and broadcaster, Sweden
  • Titiyo (birth name Titiyo Yambalu Felicia Jah) – singer and songwriter, Sweden
  • Alpha Timbo – Politician, educationist, lecturer and trade unionist. Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, Former Minister of Labor and Industrialization, Sierra Leone
  • Chernor Bah - Minister of Information and Civic Education
  • Chernor Maju Bah – lawyer and politician. Leader of Majority party/Opposition Leader in parliament, Former Running Mate for APC, Former Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Sierra Leone; Former Chairman of the Mines and Minerals Resources Committee. Sierra Leone.
  • Alhaji Lamrana Bah – Businessman, Sierra Leone
  • Abubakarr Jalloh – Politician, Former Minister of Mineral Resource, Sierra Leone
  • Amadu Jalloh – Politician, Sierra Leone
  • Minkailu Bah – politician and Lecturer, Former Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, Sierra Leone
  • Mariama Jalloh Singer–Songwriter, Sierra Leone, Germany
  • Mohamed Bailor Barrie was a prominent businessman in Sierra Leone's diamond trade in the 70s and 80s
  • Hardy Caprio- Real name Hardy Tayyib-Bah, is a British Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer
  • Fankaty Dabo
  • Idris Kanu, Footballer
  • Mohamed Kanu
  • Mahmadu Alphajor Bah
  • Yayah Jalloh

Gambia

  • Adama Barrow – Politician and real estate developer. Current President, Republic of the Gambia
  • Isatou Njie-Saidy – Politician. Former Vice President, Former secretary of state Social Welfare, Health and Women's Affair, Republic of the Gambia
  • Fatoumata Tambajang – Politician and Activist. Former Vice President, Former Minister of Women's Affair, Republic of the Gambia
  • Hassan Bubacar Jallow – Judge. Chief Justice of the Gambia since February 2017, Former Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), Former Prosecutor of the Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals, Former Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia, Former Minister of Justice-Attorney General of the Gambia and Former Solicitor General of the Gambia.
  • Fatou Baldeh - Gambian women's rights activist,
  • Mary Sey - Jurist, Former justice of The Supreme court Of Gambia.
  • Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie - Former Minister of Tourism and Culture.
  • Cherno Jallow – Lawyer and Judge. Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia, Former Attorney General of the British Virgin Islands, Gambia
  • Hamat Bah – Politician. Current Minister of Tourism and Culture; leader of the National Reconciliation Party (NRP), Gambia
  • Omar A. Jallow – Politician. Former Minister of Agriculture, leader of the People's Progressive Party, Gambia
  • Halifa Sallah – Former Special Advisor to the President on Governance and the spokesperson for President Adama Barrow's administration, Former National Assembly Minority Leader, Secretary-general of the People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism, Gambia
  • Mama Kandeh- leader opposition Gambia Democratic Congress, and former parliamentarian
  • Bubacarr Bah - Professor of Mathematics, German Research Chair of Mathematics with specialization in Data Science at AIMS South Africa.
  • Haddy Jallow- actress, Gambia.
  • Buba Baldeh- former Minister for Youth Sports and Culture Under the PPP Regime. He is the son of the Late Micheal Baldeh who was a member of Parliament in the first Republic.
  • Dawda Bah
  • Samuel Kargbo- Football Player
  • Musa Barrow- Football player
  • Musa Juwara
  • Hamza Barry
  • Muhammed Badamosi
  • Seedy Bah

Guinea Bissau

Niger, Chad, Benin, CAR and Sudan

  • Amadou Boubacar Cissé – Politician, Former Prime Minister, Former Minister of State for Planning, Regional Development, and Community Development, Niger
  • Mamadou Tandja (Fula/Soninke)- Former President, Niger
  • Hama Amadou – Politician, Former Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly of Niger
  • Amadou Cheiffou – Politician. Former Prime Minister, Niger
  • Albadé Abouba – Politician. Former acting Prime Minister, Current Minister of State, Minister of Agriculture and Livestock. Niger
  • Salifou Modi - Former Chief of Staff, Nigerien Army, Vice President of the National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (Military Junta).
  • Aissa Diori - Former First Lady, Niger
  • Bouli Ali Diallo - Academic, activist.
  • Abdou Abarry(in French) - Nigerian diplomat, Former president united nations security council, Current Special representative for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA).
  • Ide Oumarou - diplomat, government minister, and journalist, Former Secretary-general of the Organization of African Unity
  • Abdel Kader Baba-Laddé (or General Baba Laddé or Mahamat Abdoul Kadre) – Politician, Chad
  • Aïchatou Boulama Kané - First Female Governor of Niamey, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • Maman Sambo Sidikou - Former Ambasssador NIgerien to the United states, United Nations secretary-general's special representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission there, MONUSCO, high representative of the African Union for Mali and the Sahel.
  • Abdoulaye Diori Kadidiatou Ly - jurist, Former President of the Constitutional Court of Niger.
  • Abdou Sidikou - Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Niger.
  • Bouli Ali Diallo - Academic and Activist, Niger.
  • Achta Djibrine Sy Former MInister of Commerce and Industry, Chad.
  • Banata Tchale Sow(in French) - Economist, Former Chief Of Staff, Chad.
  • Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim- Environmental activist and geographer. Coordinator Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous People of Chad (AFPAT) and Co-director Pavilion of World Indigenous People, Chad
  • Mariam Boni Diallo - First Female Foreign minister, Benin Republic.
  • Ali Darassa – Leader of the Central African rebel group, the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) a self-defense force.
  • Al-Amin Abu-Manga, linguist and professor at the University of Khartoum
  • Ali Mohamed
  • Issah Salou
  • Jules Hamidou
  • Habib Habibou
  • Hassan Diallo

Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, Somalia and Tanzania

Liberia

Canada, United States of America, Europe

  • Abdul Rahman Ibrahima Sori (c. 1762 – 1829) – Son of Ibrahim Sori Mawdo of Futa-Jallon. Enslaved in Natchez, Mississippi but freed and repatriated to Liberia.
  • Alhaji Mohammed
  • Ayuba Suleiman Diallo (also known as Job ben Solomon) – Trader, then slave. Freed and repatriated to his homeland in Boundou, Senegal
  • Bill Hamid
  • Diaryatou Bah - French Female Activist.
  • Philippe Diallo - President of French Football Federation
  • Nafissatou Thiam - Three time heptathlon Olympic Gold Medalist.
  • Abou Diaby - Former Arsenal and French National team Player.
  • Elladj Baldé - Canadian figure skater. He won the 2015 Nebelhorn Trophy, an ISU Challenger Series event. He is the 2008 Canadian Junior champion.
  • Boris Diaw - French Basketball Player
  • Alexander Bah - Danish football player.
  • Assane Diao - Spanish Football player.
  • Djibril Sidibé (footballer, born 1992) - French World cup winner.
  • Fodé Sylla - Former member of the European parliament, Former president of SOS Racisme
  • Hamidou Diallo- American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA)
  • Ira Frederick Aldridge – stage actor, claims to have descended from the Fulani princely line, USA
  • Omar Ibn Said (c. 1770 – 1864) – Islamic scholar from Futa-Toro. Taken as a slave to Charleston, South Carolina in 1807. Escaped to North Carolina, Wrote a slave narrative in Arabic professing his Islamic faith. Died before end of Civil War.
  • Richard Pierpoint - Slave, freed slave, British Army soldier and farmer in Fergus, Ontario Canada.
  • Yarrow Mamout (or Mahmoud or Mamood or Muhammad Yaro) – was a former slave, entrepreneur, and property owner in Georgetown, Washington, DC, USA

References

  1. ^ "Senator Iya Abubakar at 84". Daily Trust. 2019-12-15. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ Teh, Lewis S. (January 10, 2024). "Representative-elect alleges marginalization of Fulanis". The New Dawn Liberia. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
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