Muhammadu Sanusi I
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Alhaji Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I KBE (pronunciationā) was the Acting Governor of Northern Nigeria (1957) and Emir of Kano from 1954 to 1963. He was the eldest son of Emir Abdullahi Bayero. He was a powerful Emir that had substantial influence in the colonial Northern Nigeria. He hosted a grand durbar festival for Elizabeth II when she visited Kano in 1956. The power tussle between him and his distant cousin Sir Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto and accusations of financial malfeasance led to his abdication, and subsequent self-exile in Azare 1963.[1] His grandson, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was Emir of Kano from 2014 to 2020.[2] Sanusi belonged to the reformed Tijaniyya order of Ibrahim Niass.[3]
Muhammadu Sanusi Bayero | |
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Emir of Kano | |
Reign | December 1953 ā April 1963 |
Predecessor | Abdullahi Bayero |
Abdicated | Muhammad Inuwa |
Born | Kano |
Died | Wudil, Kano State |
Issue | Ado Sanusi |
Dynasty | Dabo (House of Bayero) |
Father | Abdullahi Bayero |
Religion | Islam |