Profile of New Emir of Zazzau

Oyewale Oyelola

Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli has emerged as new Emir of Zazzau.

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State approved the nomination of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau, FactualTimes reports

He succeeds HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris who died on l20th September 2020 after reigning for 45 years.

The State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Ja’afaru Ibrahim Sani made the announcement on Wednesday.

Alhaji Bamalli, 54, is the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise in 1920 of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi.

Until his ascension to the throne, Alh. Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli held the title of Magajin Garin Zazzau and served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Thailand, with concurrent accreditation to Myanmar.

He has been a permanent commissioner in the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission in 2015. He has worked in banking and as Executive Director and later acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Corporation.

The New Emir of Zazzau was a staff of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Agency before a stint as head of Human Resources at MTel, the mobile communications arm of the old Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL).

Bamalli studied Law at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Diplomacy and a diploma in Organisational Leadership from Oxford University. He is also a fellow on Conflict Resolution of the University of York, United Kingdom (UK).

On behalf of the Kaduna State Government, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has congratulated HRH Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli on his appointment and wished him a successful and peaceful reign as Emir of Zazzau.