Aminu Saira Biography
Aminu Muhammad Ahmad, popularly known as Aminu Saira, was born on April 20, 1979, and is a director, writer, and filmmaker who has worked on several Kannywood films.
He is also well-known in the Hausa film business, having served as a director on the films “Ashabul Kahfi” and “Baya Da Kura”.
His studies at Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies were focused on Quranic Science.
His debut in the Kannywood film industry came with the release of Musnadi in 2006.
After winning the Kannywood Awards’ Best Director category in 2013 for his efforts on “Dakin Amarya”, he attracted even more notice.
He received numerous Kannywood MTN Awards in 2015, including Best Director of the Year in the Jurors’ Choice category for his efforts on “Ashabul Kahfi” and “Sabuwar Sangaya”.
He and his two brothers were nurtured in Gwammaja, Kano State, where he was born.
He collaborated with actor Ali Nuhu on several movies, including the 2007 picture “Dare Da Yawa” and the 2008 picture “Garin Mu Da Zafi”.
Aminu Saira Wikipedia
Full Name: Aminu Muhammad Ahmad
Stage Name: Aminu Saira
Age: 45
Date of Birth: April 20, 1979
Place of Birth: Gwammaja, Kano State, Nigeria
State of Origin: Kano State, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigeria
Professions: Producer, Film Director, FilmMaker. Storyteller, C E O Saira Movies
Ethnicity: Nigerian
Tribe: Hausa\Fulani
Height: cm or inches
Marital Status: Married
Children: 4
Net Worth: $10,000
Instagram: @aminusaira
YouTube: @aminusairatv357
Facebook: Aminu Saira
Twitter: @AminuSaira
Aminu Saira Early Life and Education
Aminu Saira, the son of aging statesman Muhammad, was born in Gwammaja, Kano State, Nigeria.
Mohammed received his elementary, middle, and high school education in Kano, where he also attended Kannywood for his upbringing along with his two brothers.
At the Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies in Kano, Nigeria, he pursued his studies in Quranic science.
In 2006, Aminu resigns from his business position to pursue a career in Kannywood film industry, making his debut feature debut with Musnadi.
Aminu Saira Career
Director, writer, and producer Aminu Saira is most known for his work on “Dare Da Yawa (2007)”, “Jamila Da Jamilu (2009)”, and his all-time favorite, “Ga Duhu Ga Haske (2010)”, which followed a non-Muslim character who converted to Islam.
He went on to create and direct further films, under the production company Saira Movies, including “Labarina”, one of the greatest Hausa film series and his first.
Aminu Saira Honors and awards
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Entrepreneurship Award | Best Director | Special Recognition | Won |
| 2013 | Kannywood/AMMA Awards | Best Movie Director | Dakin Amarya | Won |
| 2014 | 1st Kannywood Awards | Best Director of the Year (Jurors Choice Awards) | Wata Hudu | Won |
| 2014 | Kannywood/AMMA Awards | Best Director (Popular Choice Awards) | Ali Yaga Ali | Won |
| 2015 | 2nd Kannywood/MTN Awards | Best Director of the Year (Jurors Choice Awards) | Ashabul Kahfi & Sabuwar Sangaya | Won |
| 2015 | Kannywood/AMMA Awards | Best Director (Popular Choice Awards) | Baya Da Kura | Won |
Aminu Saira Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Actor | Studio | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Musnadi | Director | Safiya Musa, Abba Al-Mustapha, Ibrahim Maishunku | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2007 | Almajira | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Safiya Musa, Aminu Shariff, Abba Al-Mustapha | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2007 | Dare Da Yawa | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Ali Nuhu, Kubra Dako, | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2008 | Garin Mu Da Zafi | Director | Ali Nuhu, Adam A. Zango, Maryam Booth, Zainab Abdullahi | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2009 | Jamila Da Jamilu | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Jamila Nagudu | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2009 | Mai Gadon Zinare | Director | Ali Nuhu, Jamila Umar Nagudu, Ibrahim Maishunku | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2010 | Ladidin Baba | Director | Ali Nuhu, Zainab Umar | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2010 | Jidda | Director | Ibrihim Maishunku, Jamila Umar Nagudu, Ishaq Sidi Ishaq | Square Media | |||||||
| 2010 | Dan Sarki | Director | Ali Nuhu, Zainab Umar, Hajara Usman, Musa Abdullahi | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2010 | Ga Duhu Ga Haske | Director | Adam A Zango, Zainab Abdullahi, Zainab Umar | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2010 | Miyatti Allah | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Fati KK, Binta Yahaya | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2010 | Rai Da Rai | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Rashida Abdullahi, Fati KK | T.M.A Production | |||||||
| 2010 | Balaraba | Director | Baballe Hayatu, Adam A Zango, Sadiya Gyale | Square Media | |||||||
| 2010 | Walijam | Director | Adam A Zango, Zainab Abdullahi, Audu Kano | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2010 | Mata Da Miji | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Binta Yahaya, Fati K. K., Rufaida Muhammad | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2010 | Dadin Baki | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Jamila Umar | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2011 | Sarauta | Director | Ali Nuhu, Rahma Hassan, Hadiza Muhammad, Kabiru Mai Kaba | T.M.A Production | |||||||
| 2011 | Malika | Director | Ali Nuhu, Nafisa Abdullahi, Rabiu Rikadawa, Hadiza Muhammad | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2011 | Laifin Dadi | Director | Shu’aibu Lawal, Adam A Zango, Nafisa Abdullahi | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2011 | Ban Saketa Ba | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Fati KK | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2011 | Maryam Diyana | Director | Rahama Hassan, Hauwa Maina, Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Sani Sadiq | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2011 | Ajnabiyya | Director | Ibrahim Maishunku, Zainab Abdullahi, Rahama Hassan | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2012 | Mutallab | Director | Ali Nuhu, Adam A Zango, Nafisa Abdullahi, Carmain McCain, Kabiru Nakwango | Square Media | |||||||
| 2012 | ‘Yar Agadez | Director | Zainab Abdullahi, Ibrahim Maishunku, Nafisa Abdullahi, Adam A Zango | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2012 | Dan Marayan Zaki | Director | Nafisa Abdullahi, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Rahama Hassan, Hadiza Muhammad, Sadiq Ahmad | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2012 | Kara Da Kiyashi | Director | Ali Nuhu, Hadiza Muhammad, Bashir Nayaya, Nafisa Abdullahi | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2012 | Ban Sani Ba | Director | Hadiza Aliyu, Shehu Hassan Kano, Shu’aibu Lawan | T.M.A Production | |||||||
| 2012 | Toron Giwa | Director | Ali Nuhu, Nafisa Abdullahi, Shu’aibu Lawal | Asnanic Movies | |||||||
| 2012 | Kona Gari | Director | Ali Nuhu, Maryam Muhammad, Halima Atete, Hauwa Waraka | T.M.A Production | |||||||
| 2013 | Fisabilillah | Director | Ali Nuhu, Nafisa Abdullahi, Hadiza Muhammad, Rabi’u Rikadawa | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2013 | Lamiraj | Director | Rahama Hassan, Ali Nuhu, Nafisa Abdullahi | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2013 | Dakin Amarya | Director | Ali Nuhu, Halima Atete, A’isha Aliyu | Asnanic Movies | |||||||
| 2013 | Fari Da Baki | Director | Rahama Hassan, Al-Amin Buhari, Ali Nuhu | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2013 | Farin Dare | Director | Ali Rabi’u, Bello Muhammad Bello, Rahama Sadau | UK Entertainment | |||||||
| 2014 | Kanin Miji | Director | Ali Nuhu, Jamila Umar, Nuhu Abdullahi | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2014 | Kisan Gilla | Director | Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Hadiza Aliyu, Rahama Sadau, Bello Muhammad Bello | Asmasan Pictures | |||||||
| 2014 | Ashabul Kahfi | Director | Tahir Fagge, Tijjani Faraga, Al-Amin Buhari | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2014 | Daga Ni Sai Ke | Director | Sadiq Ahmad, Zaharadden Sani, Sadiq Sani Sadiq, Hadiza Aliyu, Halima Atete | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2014 | Haske | Director | Aina’u Ade, Ali Nuhu, Ali Rabiu, Abbas Sadiq | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2014 | Kalamu Wahid | Director | Nafisa Abdullahi, Sadiq Ahmad, Ali Nuhu | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2014 | ‘Ya Daga Allah | Director | Ali Nuhu, Nafisa Abdullahi, Fati Abdullahi. Sadiq Sani Saqid, Hadiza Muhammad | Saira Movies | |||||||
| 2014 | Ali Yaga Ali | Director | Ali Nuhu, Hadiza Aliyu, Sadiq Sani Saqid, Jamila Umar | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2015 | Baya Da Kura | Director | Ali Nuhu, Nuhu Abdullahi, Ishaq Sidi Ishaq, Fati Washa, Hadiza Muhammad | GG Production | |||||||
| 2015 | Wani Zama | Director | Yakubu Muhammad, Jamila Umar, Shehu Hassan Kano | Asnanic Movies | |||||||
| 2015 | Uwa Tafi Uwa | Director | Ali Nuhu, Hadiza Aliyu | Mikiya Production | |||||||
| 2015 | Gidan Kitso | Director | Ali Nuhu, Jamila Umar, Fati Abdullahi | Kabugawa Production | |||||||
| 2016 | Jarumta | Director | Ali Nuhu, Hadiza Aliyu, Jamila Umar, Hauwa Waraka, Nuhu Abdullahi | G-Top Multimedia | |||||||
| 2016 | Kallo Ya Koma Sama | Director | Ali Nuhu, Jamila Umar, Baballe Hayatu | Saira Movies | – | 2021 | Labarina | Director | Sarkin waƙa, Rabi’u Rikadawa etc. | Saira Movies | – |
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Who Is Aminu Saira?
Nigerian filmmaker, director, and narrative writer Aminu Muhammad Ahmad, popularly known as Aminu Saira, was born on April 20, 1979.
As a filmmaker in the Kannywood film industry, he is considered a pioneer and revolutionary of today’s Kannywood.
The two highest-grossing movies Saira Pictures has ever released are “As-habul Kahfi” and “Baya Da Kura”.
As one of the highest-paid directors in Kannywood movie business history, Aminu was crowned the finest Kannywood director of all time in 2016. In 2020, he directed the highly anticipated TV series film Labarina.
In Conclusion
Aminu Saira received numerous other media accolades, such as the Arewa Music and Movies Awards, for best director in honor of his illustrious career as a Nigerian filmmaker.
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