Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
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HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II: Sanusi Lamido Sanusi CON |
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Emir Muhammad Sanusi II; During a Sallah Durbar procession.
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| CON Emir of Kano | |
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Assumed office 8 June 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Ado Bayero |
| Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria | |
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In office 3 June 2009 – 2 June 2014 (suspended 24 February 2014) |
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| Preceded by | Charles Chukwuma Soludo |
| Succeeded by | Godwin Emefiele |
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Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi 31 July 1961 Kano, Kano State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Spouse(s) | Sadiya Ado Bayero, Maryam, and Rakiya |
| Parents | Ambassador Aminu Sanusi, Chiroman Kano (father) |
| Residence | Gidan Rumfa, Kano |
| Alma mater |
King's College Lagos Ahmadu Bello University International University of Africa |
| Profession | Banker |
| Religion | Sunni-Islam, Sufism, Tijaniyya |
| Awards | Central Bank Governor of the Year (2011) |
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi; born 31 July 1961), also known as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, is the Emir of the Kano Emirate serving since 8 June 2014. He was crowned as Emir of Kano, after the death of his grand uncle Ado Bayero (who died on 6 June 2014). Malam Sanusi was a successful banker and was a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He was appointed on 3 June 2009 for a five-year term, but was suspended from office by President Goodluck Jonathan on 20 February 2014 after claiming that a $20 billion fraud was committed in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Malam Sanusi is the grandson of Muhammadu Sunusi (The 11th Fulani Emir of Kano ) He was a career banker and ranking Fulani nobleman, and also serves as a respected Islamic scholar. The global financial intelligence magazine, The Banker, published by the Financial Times, conferred on Sanusi two awards, the global award for Central Bank Governor of the Year, as well as for Central Bank Governor of the Year for Africa. The TIME magazine also listed Sanusi in its TIMES 100 list of Most Influential People of 2011 In 2013, Sanusi was also awarded a Special GIFA award at the third Global Islamic Finance Awards held in Dubai, for his advocacy role in promoting Islamic banking and finance in Nigeria during his stint as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.In 2015, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was awarded Global Leadership in Islamic Finance Award 2015 by Global Islamic Finance Awards (GIFA) to become the fifth GIFA Laureate, following Tun Abdullah Badawi (2011), HRH Sultan Nazrin Shah (2012), Shaukat Aziz (2013) and Nurrsultan Nazarbayev (2014). Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II was born as Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) into the Fulani Torobe (Sullubawa) clan of Kano on the July 31 1961. He is the grandson of Sir Muhammadu Sunusi, the 11th Emir of Kano, from the Sullubawa clan of the Torobe Fulani. He is the direct son of Ambassador Aminu Sanusi, a career diplomat and technocrat that served as the Nigerian Ambassador to Belgium, China and Canada, who later served as the Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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