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Emir of Zazzau and teacher

Shehu Idris (20 February &#;&#; 20 September ) was a Nigerian teacher who served as the 18th Emir of Zazzau,^[1] a Nigerian traditional state headquartered in Zaria.

He also served as chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council and Kaduna State Council of Chiefs.^[2] A member of the Fula people, he ascended the throne on 8 February following the demise of Alhaji Muhammadu Aminu, his predecessor.^[3][4] Idris was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Zazzau emirate, having reigned for 45 years from to ^[5] He was succeeded by Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau.^[6]

Early life and education

Shehu Idris was born to the family of Mai unguwa Idrisu Auta, a ward head of Unguwar Rimin Tsiwa which is a ward between Unguwar Durumi and Kuyanbana in Zazzau Emirate, his father was sometimes called Autan Sambo while his mother was called Hajiya Aminatu.^[7] His father, Mai unguwa Idris was nicknamed Auta because he was the last born of the Emir of Zazzau Muhammadu Sambo who reigned from c.

to , Emir Muhammadu Sambo was the second child of Emir of Zazzau Abdulkarimi who reigned from c–, as such his father was a Ward Head while his Grandfather and Great-Grandfather were Emirs in Zazzau Emirate^[8]

Idris started his education being tutored by two Islamic scholars in Zaria and then continued with formal studies at the Zaria Elementary School.^[9] He was at the elementary school from to , during which period he lost his father at the age of ^[9] Idris continued both his qur’anic and formal education and enrolled in the Zaria Middle School in and finished studies in ^[9] He then attended Katsina Training College to become a teacher.^[8]

Later life and career

In , he was a teacher at a school in Hunkuyi and then taught at a few other schools in Zaria.^[9] In the s, he was a private secretary to the late Emir of Zazzau Muhammadu Aminu,^[10] and was also appointed as the secretary to the Zaria Native Authority council in ^[11] In , he was bestowed the title of Dan Madamin Zazzau and was appointed the district head of Zaria.^[11]

Idris succeeded Emir Aminu after his death in ^[12] On 10 January he celebrated the 40th anniversary of his coronation,^[13] and on 8 February , he celebrated the 45th anniversary of his coronation.^[14]

Death

Idris died around am GMT+1 on 20 September , at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference hospital in Kaduna.^{[2][15][16][17][18]}

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