# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/shehu-idris
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:26:32.971Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/shehu-idris"
name: "Shehu Idris"
slug: "shehu-idris"
description: "Shehu Idris was a Nigerian teacher who served as the 18th Emir of Zazzau, a Nigerian traditional state headquartered in Zaria. He also served as chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council and Kaduna State Council of Chiefs. A member of the Fula people, he ascended the throne on 8 February 1975 following the demise of Alhaji Muhammadu Aminu, his predecessor. Idris was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Zazzau emirate, having reigned for 45 years from 1975 to 2020. He was succeeded by Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau."
tagline: "18th Emir of Zazzau"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Masarautar_Zazzau_01.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
birthDate: "1936-02-20"
deathDate: "2020-09-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.23
  momentum:             5.593220338983051
  historical:           6.142765333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  226
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AE%D9%88_%D8%A5%D8%AF%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3"
    title: "شيخو إدريس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shehu_Idris"
    title: "Shehu Idris"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24962779"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump