The
Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir
El-Rufai, has accepted the engagement of Alhaji Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau. He succeeds
HRH Alh. (Dr.) Shehu Idris who died on Sunday, 20th September 2020 after
reigning for 45 years. Alh. Bamalli
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
appointment as Emir of Zazzau, Alh.
Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli held the title of Magajin Garin Zazzau and serve as
Nigeria’s ambassador to Thailand, with parallel accreditation to Myanmar. He
has been a eternal 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. He was a staff of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Agency before
a turn as head of Human Resources at MTel, the mobile communications arm of the
old Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL).
Born in 1966, Alh. 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 member 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 time in power as Emir of Zazzau.
Signed
Ja’afaru Ibrahim
Sani
Commissioner,
Ministry of Local Government Affairs
O7 October 2020
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