title: Saidu (name)
text: # Saidu (name)
  
  Saidu is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Saidu Musa Abdullahi (born 1979), Nigerian politician
  * Saidu Adeshina (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
  * Saidu Baba (1794–1877), Emir of Swat
  * Saidu Ayodele Balogun (born 20 April 1941), Nigerian general and politician
  * Saidu Barda, Nigerian politician
  * Saidu Dansadau (born 1953), Nigerian politician
  * Saidu Fofanah (born 1997), Sierra Leonean footballer
  * Saidu Bah Kamara (born 2002), Sierra Leonean footballer
  * Saidu Kargbo (born 1982), Sierra Leonean boxer
  * Saidu Kumo (1959–2020), Nigerian politician
  * Saidu Mansaray (born 2001), Sierra Leonean footballer
  * Saidu Namaska (1937–2021), Nigerian ruler of the Kontagora Emirate
  * Saidu Samaila Sambawa, Nigerian politician
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Dominic Saidu (born 1950), Liberian sprinter
  * Suleiman Saidu (born 1938), Nigerian Navy Rear Admiral
  