Sanusi may refer to:

Dynasty

* the

Senussi The Senusiyya, Senussi or Sanusi ( ar, السنوسية ''as-Sanūssiyya'') are a Muslim political-religious tariqa (Sufi order) and clan in colonial Libya and the Sudan region founded in Mecca in 1837 by the Grand Senussi ( ar, السنوسي ...

tribe, a Sufi order and Libyan dynasty, also spelled Sanusi * Sayyid

Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (; in full Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Sanūsī al-Mujāhirī al-Ḥasanī al-Idrīsī) (1787–1859) was an Algerian Muslim theologian and leader who founded the Senussi mystical order in 1837. His militant mystical move ...

, founder of the above dynasty

Family name

Muhammadu Sanusi Alhaji Sir Muhammadu Sanusi I, KBE 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 Northe ...

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 cerem ...

from 1953 to 1963, grandfather of

Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Ajami: سنوسي لاميط سنوسي, ''Muhammadu Sanusi na biyu''; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II (Ajami: خليفة السنوسي), is a spiritual leader in the Tijanniyah Sufi ord ...

(born 1961), Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 2009 to 2014 and Emir of Kano from 2014 to 2020. * Joseph Oladele Sanusi (born 1938), Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from 1999 to 2004 * Anthony Saliu Sanusi (1911-2009), Nigerian catholic bishop * Ryan Sanusi (born 1992), Belgian footballer * Abidemi Sanusi, contemporary Nigerian author

Given name

* Sanusi (cyclist) (born 1933), Indonesian Olympic cyclist *

Sanusi Pane Sanusi Pane (14 November 1905 – 2 January 1968) was an Indonesian writer, journalist, and historian. He was highly active in literary media, sitting on the editorial boards of several publications. He has also been described as the most import ...

(1905-1968), Indonesian writer, journalist, and historian * Sanusi Mahmood (1909-1995), first Mufti of Singapore *

Sanusi Dantata Sanusi Dantata (c. 1919 – 15 April 1997) was a Nigerian entrepreneur and son of Alhassan Dantata. He was a director of the Nigeria branch of Shell B.P. and founder of Sanusi Dantata and sons limited. Business career Dantata only completed fou ...

(1919-1997), Nigerian businessman of Kano state * Mohammed Sanusi Daggash (born 1960), Nigerian architect and politician, currently Minister of Works and Housin *

Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor Dato' Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi bin Md Nor ( ms, محمد سنوسي بن مد نور, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 4 August 1974) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Kedah since May 2020 and M ...

(born 1974), 14th

Menteri Besar of Kedah The Menteri Besar of Kedah or the First Minister of Kedah is the head of government in the Malaysian state of Kedah. According to convention, the Menteri Besar is the leader of the majority party or largest coalition party of the Kedah State Legis ...

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