Muhammadu Sanusi I

Emir Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I, KBE was the Emir of Kano from 1954-1963. 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 the Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Kano in 1956. The power tussle between him and his distant cousin Sir Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto is believed to have resulted in his dethronement and confinement in Azare 1963. His grandson, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria was Emir of Kano from 2014-2020.[1] Sanusi belonged to the reformed Tijaniyya order of Ibrahim Niass [2]

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi I,
KBE
Emir of Kano
ReignDecember 1953 – April 1963
PredecessorAbdullahi Bayero
dan Muhammad Abbas
AbdicatedMuhammadu Inuwa Abbas
BornKano
DiedWudil, Kano State
IssueAdo Sanusi
HouseGidan Dabo
FatherAbdullahi Bayero

Life

Sanusi was born to the large family of Abdullahi Bayero, Emir of Kano, among his brothers was future Emir, Ado Bayero. He was the second son of Bayero but his elder brother died at an early age. He was educated at Kano Middle School. Prior to becoming Emir, Sanusi held the title of Ciroma Kano [3] and in 1947, he became a member of the regional House of Assembly. Sanusi was closely affiliated with Ibrahim Niass and the Tijani Sufi, for a while, he accompanied Niass on pilgrimages to Mecca and was later the appointed Caliph of the tijaniyyah order in Nigeria.[4]

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References
  1. Press, Fellow (2020-03-09). "BREAKING: Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi dethroned". Fellow Press. Retrieved 2020-03-13.
  2. paden 1973, p. 112.
  3. paden 1973, p. 110.
  4. paden 2012, p. 115.

Sources
  • Paden, John (1973). Religion and Political Culture in kano. University of California Press.


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