# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sanusi-lamido-sanusi
# Generated: 2026-08-15T20:13:04.452Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sanusi-lamido-sanusi"
name: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
slug: "sanusi-lamido-sanusi"
description: "Muhammadu Sanusi II, ; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II, is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi order in Nigeria and the emir of the ancient city-state of Kano. He is a member of the Dabo dynasty and the grandson of Muhammadu Sanusi I. He succeeded his great-uncle Ado Bayero to the throne on 8 June 2014, assuming the regnal name Muhammadu Sanusi II. He spent most of his reign advocating for cultural reform in Northern Nigeria.\nIn 2020, he was deposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and was succeeded by his cousin Aminu Ado Bayero. On 23 May 2024, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reinstated Sanusi as emir of Kano."
tagline: "Emir of Kano"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi_2011_Shankbone.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
birthDate: "1961-07-31"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.824891461649783
  historical:           8.761568
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "سانوسى لاميدو سانوسى"
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    title: "Sanusi Lamido"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
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  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido"
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  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
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    title: "Սանուսի Լամիդո Սանուսի"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sa%CC%B1nusi_Lamido_Sa%CC%B1nusi"
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  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanusi_Lamido_Sanusi"
    title: "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi"
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  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3791488"
    title: "Wikidata"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump