By Balogun Kamilu Lekan
Biography
Nasiru Ado Bayero is a renowned banker, businessman, and the present Emir of Bichi, a first-class traditional emirate in Kano.
He was born on 2 February 1964 to Ado Bayero, the longest serving Emir of Kano Emirate, and Hajiya Maryam Bayero, an Ilorin princess.
Nasir is the younger brother of the current Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and a nephew of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II.
His appointment as the Emir of Bichi and his brother’s appointment as the Emir of Kano is a groundbreaking record in the history of the Kano Emirates, as in over about 1000 years of existence of the emirate, siblings of the same parents have never been first-class emir at the same time.
Nasir was formerly the Chiroma of Kano Emirate and district head of Nassarawa prior to his appointment as the Emir of Bichi.
Education
Nasir Ado Bayero attended the prestigious University of Maiduguri in 1987 after his primary and secondary education in Kano to study Mass Communication, like his elder brother, Aminu Ado Bayero.
He then proceeded to Harvard Business School for further certification.
Nasir also bagged a certificate in German language in 1993.
Career
Nasir had his one-year national youth service with the Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NIER) in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He later proceeded to work with numerous other companies, gaining extensive business and banking skills along the way, including Coastal Corporation (Oil and Gas), Houston, Texas; Continental Merchant Bank, Nigeria; and Hamlet Investment Inc., London, UK.
His father assigned him the position of Tafidan Kano and District Head of Tarauni when he was 30 years old.
In June 2000, he was promoted to the roles of Turakin Kano and District Head of Tarauni. But he was moved from Tarauni to Nassarawa in May 2007 and appointed district head there.
He was later promoted to the position of Ciroman Kano and made a member of the Kano Emirate Council while still holding the position of district head in Nassarawa.
Marriage
The number of Nasir’s wives and children is not known to the public.
However, his daughter, Zahra, got married to President Muhammadu Buhari’s only son’s, Yusuf in 2021.
Net worth
An online publication reported his net worth to be about $15 Million
Achievements
His Majesty Alhaji Muhammadu Nasiru Ado Bayero is a member of the boards of numerous flourishing companies. They include the chairman of 9Mobile, SEPLAT Petroleum, Platform Petroleum Limited, Intels (Oilfields) Services Nigeria Limited, and the Chairman of Nigerian Independent Producer SEPLAT Petroleum (Intels is the largest marine logistics company in Nigeria).
Others include the Chairman of Enclo Limited, a Nigerian company that offers security document design and printing solutions, as well as currency operations, support services to the Central Bank of Nigeria and other financial institutions; a member of the Board of Trustees of the Admiralty University of Nigeria, which was founded as a Public-Private Partnership with Nigerian Navy Holding and Hellenic Education Nigeria,
Controversy
In 2014, PremiumTimes published a publication about the mistress of the former Emir of Kano and father of Nasir, Ado Bayero.
The woman, Hauwa Momoh, lamented in the publication that she and her children had been neglected after the death of Ado Bayero; the father of Nasir.
She, however, further said she made efforts to meet with the royal family but she wasn’t granted access.
Hajiya Momoh also said her children and herself are willing to commit suicide if Nasir and the current Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, don’t come to her aid.
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