Ado Bayero

Ado Bayero

Ado Bayero (born 25 July 1930 in Kano) is the current Emir of Kano in Nigeria, having held the position since 1963. He is a son of the late Abdullahi Bayero dan Muhammad Abbas, himself an Emir of Kano. Bayero is a former ambassador to Senegal. He is the 13th Fulani Emir since the Fulani War of Usman dan Fodio, where the Fulani took over the Hausa city-states.

References

*BBC, Nigeria: "The Rioting in Kano", The British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, July 13, 1981.


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