JAMB - History (2024 - No. 27)
Which Islamic reform leader established the Massina Empire in present-day Mali?
Ahmad Lobbo
Al-Hajj Umar Tal
Usman dan Fodio
Muhammad Bello
Explanation
The Islamic reform leader who established the Massina Empire in present-day Mali was Seku Amadu (Sheikh Amadu Lobbo). He founded the empire in the early 19th century (1818) as part of a larger Islamic reform movement in West Africa aimed at establishing a theocratic state based on Islamic law (Sharia).