Complex sentence: He held several administrative posts before succeeding his uncle, Hassan Ibn Muazu, at age of 35 1938, he was appointed a local authority councillor of the Sokoto Native Administration (Head of Talata Mafara).
Split into simpler sentences: He held several administrative posts before succeeding his uncle, Hassan Ibn Muazu, at the age of 35. In 1938, he was appointed a local authority councillor of the Sokoto Native Administration (Head of Talata Mafara).