in 1955
Precision: year · Rank: normal
- Source: Integrated Authority File
THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Zaynab Alkali
Nigerian novelist. She is also a poet and short story writer, recognized as the first female novelist in Northern Nigeria
Zaynab Alkali has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists in 1950 in Borno State.
Born
in 1950
An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Borno State
- Professions
- writer, novelist
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
Incompatible birth dates
Sources disagree: in 1950 (Dictionary of African Biography; Third World Women's Literatures) or in 1955 (Integrated Authority File).
The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.
All birth date sources
A source is P248 “stated in” or a non-Wikimedia reference URL. Import-only references do not qualify.
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Zaynab Alkali born?
Zaynab Alkali was born in Borno State.