Emir of Zazzau bags national honour, gets CFR rank
By Sumayyah Auwal Ishaq
President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, will confer a national honour on the Emir of Zazzau, Ambassdor Ahmad Nuhu Bamalli, in the rank of CFR (Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic).
The appointment was contained in a letter from the Federal Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, signed by the minister, Senator George Akume.
The letter reads in part: “I have the honour to formally inform you that the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, had approved the conferment of the National Honours on you, in the rank of CFR (Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic).
Emir Bamalli succeeded late Alhaji Shehu Idris, CFR, the 18th Fulani emir of Zazzau who reigned for 45 years before his death on September 2020. Until his appointment, the monarch had served as Nigeria’s ambassador to Thailand, with concurrent accreditation to Myanmar.
He has been a permanent commissioner in the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission in 2015. He has worked in banking sector and as Executive Director and later acting Managing Director of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Corporation.
He was a staff of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Agency before a stint as head of Human Resources at MTel, the mobile communications arm of the old Nigerian Telecommunications Limited (NITEL).