Ado Bayero, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ado Bayero

Emir of Kano

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1930

Date of Death: 06-Jun-2014

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Ado Bayero

  • Alhaji Dr.
  • Ado Abdullahi Bayero (CFR, LLD, JP) (25 July 1930 – 6 June 2014) was the Emir of Kano in Nigeria, from 1963 to his death.
  • Bayero was seen as one of Nigeria's most prominent and revered Muslim leaders who was a successful businessman and had worked as a banker, police officer, MP and diplomat.
  • He was a former ambassador to Senegal.
  • He was the son of Abdullahi Bayero son of Muhammad Abbas.
  • Ado Bayero was the 13th Fulani emir since the Fulani War of Usman dan Fodio, when the Fulani took over the Hausa city-states.
  • He was one of the strongest and most powerful emirs in the history of the Hausa land.
  • He was renowned for his abundant wealth, maintained by means of stock market investments and large-scale agricultural entrepreneurship both at home and abroad.

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