Muhammadu Sanusi I

Emir Muahmmadu was the Emir of Kano from 1953-1963. 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 Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto is believed to have resulted in his dethronement and confinement in Azare 1963.His grandson, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi who was named after him, became Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria but was suspended in February 2014 by President Goodluck Jonathan for charges believed to be politically motivated. the grandson Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is now the current emir of kano

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