Alfa Mohamed Diobo
| Alfa Mahaman Diobbo | |
|---|---|
| Marabout of Say | |
| Reign | 18th Century |
| Successor | Alfaizé Boubacar |
| Born | Bamba |
| Died | Say, Niger |
| Burial | |
| Father | Alfa Boubacar Salihou |
| Religion | Islam |
Alfa Mahaman Diobbo was an Islamic preacher, leader and the founder of the Emirate of Say in Say, Niger. In many books, Diobbo is generally presented as the son of a Fulani marabout from Macina (Present-day Mali). Born in Bamba, a town located in the Niger loop, between Gao and Timbuktu. Having become a marabout, he commenced the propagation of the Islam religion in that region.