Nasiru Ado Bayero, OFR (born 2 February 1964) is a Nigerian banker and businessman. He is the current Emir of Bichi, a Nigerian traditional state, Kano State, Nigeria. He ascended the throne from his brother

Aminu Ado Bayero Aminu Ado Bayero , (born 10 February 1961) is the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan. He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Gandu ...

who was named as the

Emir of Kano Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremo ...

, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by

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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR (born 25 December 1949) is a Nigerian politician who is currently serving as the Governor of Kano State. He took over office in 2015. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, between 1999 to ...

. Prior to his accession, Bayero was the Chiroma of

Kano Emirate The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in Northern Nigeria formed in 1349 during the reign of Sarkin Kano Ali Yaji when Wangarawa brought Islam into Kano and Sarki Ali made Islam as State religion (www.rumburilmi.com.ng). Sarki Muhammadu Rumfa (1 ...

and district head of

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during the reign of Muhammad Sanusi II.

Early life

Family

Bayero was born on 2 February 1964 in

Kano Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria * Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between ...

, to late

Ado Bayero Ado Bayero CFR, LLD, JP (25 July 1930 – 6 June 2014) was the Emir of Kano from 1963 to 2014. Early life Lineage Ado Bayero was born on 25 July 1930 into the royal family of the Fulani Sullubawa clan that has ruled over the Emirate of K ...

who was the longest serving

in the

history of Kano Kano (Ajami: كانو) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within ; located in the Savanna, south of the Sahel, Kano is a ma ...

. He is the third son of late

and was the first child born at the official residence of

known as Gidan

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. His elder siblings include

Sanusi Ado Bayero Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero (born 1 April 1956) is the eldest son of Ado Bayero and the brother of current Emir Aminu Ado Bayero. He was the Chiroma (Crown Prince) of Kano from 1990 to 2015; and was titled Wambai (a prestigious title) of Kan ...

the former Chiroma from 1990 to 2015 which he later succeeded, and

the

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Education

Bayero had his primary and secondary school education in Kano, from where he proceeded to

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to study

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in 1987, he is a graduate of

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as well as having certificate in

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in 1993.

Career

Bayero had experience working with Continental Merchant Bank Nigeria, he later moved to

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and then Hamlet Investment Ltd

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. He is the chairman of Enclo Limited, 9 Mobile Nigeria.

Titles and engagement

On 6 May 1994, Bayero was appointed as Tafidan Kano and district head of Waje by his late father the 13th

and later transferred as district head of

local government, and then to

Tarauni Tarauni is a Local Government Area in Kano State, Nigeria. Its Secretariat is in the locality of Unguwa Uku within the city of Kano. It has an area of 28 km and a population of 221,367 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 700 ...

on the same status. He was promoted to Turakin Kano.In 2015, the

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Muhammad Sanusi II appointed him as Chiroma of Kano.

Emir of Bichi

Accession

On 9 March 2019, Bayero ascended the throne following his brother

appointment as the

References

External links

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