Aminu Ado Bayero Biography
Mal Aminu Ado Bayero, CFR (born 21 August 1961) is the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano, representing the Fulani Sullubawa clan.
He came to the throne on March 9, 2020, following the overthrow of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
He is the Chancellor of the University of Calabar.
Aminu Ado Bayero 15th Emir of Kano | |||||
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| Reign | 9 March 2020 – 23 May 2024 (deposed) | ||||
| Predecessor | Muhammad Sanusi II | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad Sanusi II | ||||
| Born | 21 August 1961 Kano, Northern Region, Nigeria | ||||
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| House | Gidan Dabo | ||||
| Father | Ado Bayero | ||||
| Mother | Marymam Ado Bayero | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Aminu Ado Bayero Early Life and Family
Aminu Ado Bayero was born August 21, 1961. His father, Ado Bayero, served as Emir of Kano from 1963 until 2014, making him the longest-serving emir in Kano’s history.
He is his father’s second eldest son.
His siblings include his eldest brother, Sanusi Ado Bayero, and Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi.
Muhammadu Sanusi II, his father’s grandnephew, succeeded his father as Emir of Kano from 2014 to 2020, when he was deposed by the Kano State Government.
Aminu Ado Bayero Education
Aminu received an early Islamic education at home, where he learned the Qur’an, polytheism, Islamic jurisprudence, and Hadith (traditions of Muhammad’s actions and sayings).
He attended Kofar Kudu Primary School before moving on to Government College in Birnin Kudu.
He studied mass communication at Bayero University Kano and attended Flying College in Oakland, California.
He completed the one-year required National Youth Service Corps at the Nigeria Television Authority in Makurdi.
Aminu Ado Bayero Career
Bayero served as a public relations officer at Kabo Air before becoming a flight engineer.
Aminu Ado Bayero Titles and Engagement
His father, Ado Bayero, appointed him Dan Majen Kano and Dala district head in 1990, before promoting him to Dan Buram Kano in October of the same year.
He was elevated to Turakin Kano in 1992, then to Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida Kano in 2000.
He also chaired the Kano Emirate Durbar Committee.
In 2014, the then-Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, promoted him to Wamban Kano, relocating him from Dala to Kano Municipal, where he succeeded Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Tijani Hashim, as district head.
In 2019, the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, nominated him as emir of Bichi.
Aminu Ado Bayero The Emir of Kano
He seized the throne on March 9, 2020, following the overthrow of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
On Saturday, July 3, 2021, Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State delivered staff of office to Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano.
Aminu Ado Bayero Wifes
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano, married his second wife, Hauwa’u Adamu Abdullahi Dikko, on Friday in the state.
The wedding took place quietly on Friday in the late Jarman Kano’s mansion, Professor Isah Hashim, in Nasarawa GRA, Kano State. For further information, see the link in the bio.
Aminu Ado Bayero Social Media
Who Is Aminu Ado Bayero?
The Kano State Government named Aminu Ado Bayero as the new Emir of Kano on Monday, following Muhammadu Sanusi II’s dethronement.
Aminu Ado Bayero is from Kano state. The current Emir was born in 1961 and is the 15th Emir of Kano, descended from the Fulani Sullubawa clan.
He is the second son of Ado Bayero, Kano’s 13th Emir. The next monarch attended Kofar Kudu Primary School before progressing to Government Secondary School in Birnin Kudu.
He studied Mass Communication at Bayero University in Kano and also attended Flying College in Oakland, California, before completing his National Youth Service Corps at the Nigeria Television Authority in Makurdi.
Bayero was a public relations officer with Kabo Air before becoming a flight engineer. His father, Ado Bayero, appointed him Dan Majen Kano and Dala district head in 1990, before promoting him to Dan Buram Kano in October of the same year.
He was elevated to Turakin Kano in 1992, then to Sarkin Dawakin Tsakar Gida Kano in 2000. He also chaired the Kano Emirate Durbar Committee. In 2014, the previous emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, moved him to Wamban Kano, moving him from Dala to Kano Municipal, where he succeeded Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Tijani Hashim, as district head.
In 2019, the governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, appointed him as emir of Bichi.
What number of spouses does Aminu Ado Bayero have?
Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano, married his second wife, Hauwa’u Adamu Abdullahi Dikko, on Friday in the state. The wedding took place quietly on Friday in the late Jarman Kano’s mansion, Professor Isah Hashim, in Nasarawa GRA, Kano State. For further information, see the link in the bio.
Who was Ado Bayero, King of Kano?
Ado Bayero was born on July 25, 1930, into the royal dynasty of the Fulani Sullubawa clan, who have ruled the Emirate of Kano since 1819. His father was Abdullahi Bayero, and his mother was Hajiya Hasiya.
