shugabanta

appoint or promote into a leadership position
the Prophet (ﷺ) placed a batch of archers (at a special place) and appointed `Abdullah (bin Jubair) as their commander and said,[1]
Annabi SAW ya ajiye wasu maharba a kan wani dutse, ya shugabantar musu da wani sahabi ana kiran sa Abdullahi dan Jubai rA, ya kuma fada musu cewa: --[ Quran/3/Rijayar_Lemo_Tafsir2 ]