# Abubakar Shekau

> Abubakar Mohammed Shekau was a Nigerian militant who was the leader of Boko Haram, an extremist organization based in northeastern Nigeria, from 2009 until his suicide in 2021 during the Battle of Sambisa Forest. He previously served as deputy leader to the group's founder, Mohammed Yusuf, until Yusuf's execution by Nigerian police in 2009.

*Leader of a Nigerian militant group (1973-2021)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abubakar-shekau

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Other
- **Country:** Nigeria
- **Born:** 1973-03-24
- **Died:** 2021-05-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 56.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.3 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 21.5 / 100
- **Now attention:** 12.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #120

## Sources
- [Абубакар Шекау](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%A8%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%83)
- [أبو بكر شكوي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A8%D9%83%D8%B1_%D8%B4%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A)
- [আবু বকর শেকাউ](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [ابوبکر شکائو](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%A8%DA%A9%D8%B1_%D8%B4%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%88)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [אבו בכר שקאו](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%95_%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%A8_%D7%A9%D7%A7%D7%90%D7%95)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [아부바카르 셰카우](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%84%EB%B6%80%EB%B0%94%EC%B9%B4%EB%A5%B4_%EC%85%B0%EC%B9%B4%EC%9A%B0)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [ابو بکر شیکاؤ](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%A8%DA%A9%D8%B1_%D8%B4%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%A4)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Abubakar Shekau](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abubakar_Shekau)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2822101)

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