The Kaduna State government announced in a statement on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 that Bamalli will succeed Alhaji Shehu Idris who died in September after 45 years on the throne.

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,”

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