List of Famous people born in Kano State, Nigeria

Daniel Chima

First Name Daniel
Last Name Chima
Born on April 4, 1991 (age 33)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Daniel Chima Chukwu is a Nigerian footballer playing as a striker for Indian Super League club East Bengal.

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Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

First Name Sanusi
Last Name Sanusi
Born on July 31, 1961 (age 63)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State

Muhammadu Sanusi II is a member of the Dabo royal family of Kano. He was the 14th Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan, ascending the throne on 8 June 2014, following the death of his grand uncle Ado Bayero. He was dethroned on 9 March 2020 by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

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Aliko Dangote

First Name Aliko
Born on April 10, 1957 (age 67)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State
Net Worth $11.5B

Aliko Dangote GCON is a Nigerian billionaire business magnate and philanthropist. He is the wealthiest person in Africa, and the richest Black person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$13.5 billion.

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Sussan Ley

First Name Sussan
Born on December 14, 1961 (age 62)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State

Sussan Penelope Ley is an Australian Liberal Party politician serving as Minister for the Environment since 2019, and has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Farrer since 2001.

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Abdul Samad Rabiu

First Name Abdul
Last Name Rabiu
Born on August 4, 1960 (age 64)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State

Abdul Samad Isyaku Rabiu CON is a Nigerian billionaire businessman and philanthropist. His late father, Khalifah Isyaku Rabiu, was one of Nigeria's foremost industrialists in the 1970s and 1980s. Abdul Samad is the founder and chairman of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate concentrating on manufacturing, infrastructure and agriculture and producing a revenue in excess of $2.5 billion. He is also the chairman of the Nigerian Bank of Industry (BOI).

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Jude Thaddeus Okolo

First Name Jude
Last Name Okolo
Born on December 18, 1956 (age 67)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State

Jude Thaddeus Okolo KC*HS is a prelate of the Catholic Church who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1990. He has been an archbishop since 2008 and held the post of Apostolic Nuncio in several countries. He has been the Apostolic Nuncio to the Czech Republic since 2022.

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Ibrahim Shekarau

First Name Ibrahim
Last Name Shekarau
Born on November 5, 1955 (age 68)
Born in Nigeria, Kano State

Ibrahim Shekarau was a former Nigeria's minister of education and two term Governor of Kano State in Nigeria. He was elected in April 2003 and reelected in April 2007. He is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC). He was one of the candidates who aspired to become president in the Nigerian general elections of 2011.

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