Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has announced the appointment of Nuhu Ahmed Bamalli as the new emir of Zazzau.

Bamalli succeeds Shehu Idris, who reigned for 45 years before his death on September 20.

Thelagostimes had earlier reported that Idris died on Sunday, 20th September 2020, at the age of 84.

Thelagostimes gathered that Bamalli, Zazzau’s 19th Emir, is the first emir from the Mallawa ruling house in 100 years, following the demise of his grandfather, Emir Dan Sidi, in 1920.

“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,” an official statement read.

Bamalli, born in 1966, also served as a permanent commissioner in the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission in 2015.