HRH Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad: The Revered Emir Of Zamfara
HRH Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad is a retired career diplomat, distinguished abusite and respected traditional ruler who is The Emir Of Zamfara and chairman, zamfara state council of chiefs.
HRH, Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad, the 56th Sarkin of Zamfara was born in 1961 at a village called Matseri, about 16 kilometers away from Anka town. He started his education in 1965 at Quranic school in Matseri and continue perusing Islamic education at Anka under the supervision of his uncle late, Malam Yahaya Ahmad in 1967.
The same year his father ascended the throne as 55th Sarkin Zamfara. Having been grounded on the rudiments of the Islamic religion. His Royal Highness enrolled with Anka town primary school in 1968. He, however, continued pursuing the Quranic education along with western education.
HRH Dr Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad C.O.N Emir of Zamfara, HRH Mal Muhammad Sanusi then Emir of Kano, His excellency Dr Bello Muhammad mattawalen Maradun at Government house Gusau during a convocation ceremony of federal university Gusau yesterday 25th January 2020.
After his primary education he was admitted into Government secondary school, Gummi (now unity college) in 1974. It was here that Attahiru’s quality of leadership began to manifest. He was assigned with the responsibilities of mails (mail perfect) and House prefect in 1978 and 1979 respectively.
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After his secondary education, Attahiru gained admission into Sokoto state college of Arts and science (SCAS) where he pursued and successfully passed the interim joint admission and matriculation examination (IJMB) which prepared him for direct entry into Bayero University Kano in 1982.
He read a combined honours degree in political science and English language graduating in 1985. Afterwards, HRH participated in the one-year NYSC program in Kaduna state during the 1985/86 service year.
HRH, Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad started his working career at the federal ministry of external affairs now ministry of foreign affairs in 1987.
His 1st appointment was third class secretary and he eventually rose through the ranks up to the post of a counselor. While in foreign service, his highness attended a number of on-the-job training including the prestigious foreign service academy (FSA).
His dedication and commitment made him to secure membership of the Nigerian Institute of international affairs (NIIA) in 1989 of which he is still a full member.
In 1991 HRH, Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad was posted to the Nigerian embassy in Khartoum, Sudan as the second secretary. While in Sudan, he was assigned many responsibilities and rise to the positions of second-in-command after the death of the ambassador, he holds the position of the president of African Diplomatic Associations (ADA) in the republic of Sudan in 1994.
He was also a member of the commonwealth club in Sudan. It was after the death of his father in November 1993 that he was appointed as the Sarkin Zamfara and was subsequently appointed as the emir of Zamfara and chairman Zamfara state council of chiefs in the year 1997.
Between the years of 2003 to 2004, his royal highness proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University Zaria where he successfully pursued Masters Degree in International Relations and diplomacy. His royal highness holds various positions of responsibilities in the country.
Some of those positions include vice president General of the supreme council for Islamic affairs, vice president general Jamaatul Nasril Islam (JNI), chairman JNI committee on Health, social welfare and disaster relief. He is also a grand patron of many organizations and associations
HRH, Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad has unique status and character, which are so dynamic and appealing that will make you instantly develop respect and love for him. He is ever ready to champion the cause of truth. He candidly tells the truth with regards to any issues of local, sate, national and international levels.
Another thing worthy of note is the emir’s contributions to national development. He has, through his royal position been involved in many national assignments. he has taken it on himself to contribute his quota in the educational development of his people.
In order to show how committed he is to educational development, the emir set a record of being the first chairman of the state council of chiefs to have enrolled for masters degree while still serving as an emir, in addition, the emir was through the Anka Emirate development association, established a private primary schools that are being sponsored by his emirate.
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The emir had also established Islamiyyah schools in all the fourteen districts pf his emirate with recruited qualified Islamic instructors that are being remunerated by Anka emirate. These schools are to serve as the avenue for obtaining basic Islamic religious knowledge, thereby preventing children from attending school outside their areas, which leads to street begging.
HRH, Dr. Attahiru Muhammad Ahmad is recipients of many awards including the National Honors Award CON bestowed on him by former president Olusegun Obasanjo GCFR in 2002.
HRH the Emir of Zamfara travel widely throughout the globe, some of the countries he visited are; KSA, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, South Africa, Indonesia, Italy, UAE, and Kenya.
He is happily married with children and he enjoys discourse reading, traveling, and interactions with common people.
