Aliyu Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila

Aliyu Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila was born on 19 December 1976, he is known by the noble religious titles of Khalifan Waliyi Maiduniya and Khalifan Muallimawa, he is a member of the Muallimawa dynasty
Career
He is a Banker, Independent insurance agent and Politician in the city of Kano, Nigeria. He is the General Manager of UYK Nigeria Limited, he served as the Chief Operating Officer of UYK Nigeria Limited, Board Director of Hilal Takaful Nigeria Limited and National Vice President North West Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria (YSFON), he was the candidate of the People's Redemption Party for Sumaila and Takai Federal Constituency, Kano State in the 2019 Nigerian general election for the House of Representatives, he contested as the Deputy Gubnetorial Candidate of the People's Democratic Movement in the 2015 Nigerian general election, he aspired to be a member of the Kano State House of Assembly under the Peoples Democratic Party (P.D.P.) and Congress for Progressive Change (C.P.C) in the 2011 Nigerian general election, he was a member of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) during the Sani Abacha transition program and the Social Democratic Party during the Third Nigerian Republic, he served under Kano State Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso as the managing director of Dala Building Society Plc, in his second term in office, he was later transferred to represent Kano State Government as an Executive Director Business Development and a Board member of SunTrust Savings & Loans (now SunTrust Bank Nigeria Limited).
Aliyu worked in the Civil Service as Commercial Officer at the Commercial Department of Abubakar Rimi Television and as a Manager Investment at Kano State Investment and properties, he worked in the banking and Insurance industry for more than 19 years. He was the Regional Manager Cornerstone Insurance Plc, Executive Director Business Development Sun Trust Savings and Loans Limited, Managing Director Dala Building Society Plc, Head of Kano Branch Lotus Capital Limited, Lecturer II, Department of Business Administration Bayero University Kano, Acting Head Kano Branch/Head of Business Strategy and Market Compliance Gidauniya Investment & Securities Limited, Audit Trainee Abdu Abdurrahim & Co. He served as a Director in Chaste Capital, he is a Board Director in Aurum Nigeria Limited, A.A.Sumaila and Sons, Sauda Voyager Nigeria Limited, Indepth Metropolis Plc, Aurora Specialist Hospital, River Front Clinics Limited, Queen's Heritage Hospital Limited, Indepth Markets Limited and Indepth Sports Limited.
Family
Aliyu is the son of Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila and Saude Abdullahi - Aliyu. His paternal grandparents were Aliyu-Talle Maiduniya Sumaila and Hajiya Amina Idris Ali Kofar Yamma Sumaila
His paternal great-grandparents were Waliyi Abdurrahim-Maiduniya and Maryam Muhammad Inuwa Chango, a Fulani from Chango Village at Warawa Local Government on the paternal side, and a Jobawa Fulani Clan member on the maternal side, her mother Binta was the daughter of the Village head of Sumaila, Sarkin Sumaila Dan Sumaila Akilu who was a descendant of Makaman Kano Iliyasu and Makaman Kano Isa I.
His maternal grandparents were Sarkin Fulani Abdullahi Maikano and Hajiya Rabi Usman Abdulhamid. His maternal grandfather was a village head at Wudil, His maternal great-grandfather Sheikh Mahmoud was an islamic religious leader and his maternal great-great grandfather Sarkin Wudil Dawaki Bello was the village head of Wudil under the Kano Emirate.
Education
Aliyu is a graduate of University of Essex's Entrepreneurship programme. He has a Masters in Banking and Finance, Masters in Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bayero University Kano, he is a Member of the Shehu Shagari World Institute, Fellow Chartered Institute of Loans and Risk Management, Certified National Accountant, Member Association of National Accountants of Nigeria, Member Muslim Students Society of Nigeria, Certified Public Accountant, Fellow American Academy of Financial Management, Certified Risk Analyst, Certified Financial Analyst, Fellow National Association of Kano State Students, Member Jama'atu Nasril Islam, Member Junior Engineering Technical Society, Securities and Exchange Commission sponsored individual for issuing House.
Reign
He was turbaned as the Khalifa of the House of Maiduniya dynasty and Sarkin Madinawa Malamai on the death of his father Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu Sumaila in January, 2003.
Principles
On his accession to the position of Khalifa he advocated that the Muallimawa dynasty should continue to follow the Islamic religious principles earlier set out by his paternal great-grandfather Waliyi Abdurrahim Maiduniya who was an Imam at Kadawa, during his tenure as an imam he advanced the acceptance of the Maliki School of thought in the Kano Emirate by influencing later scholars to use the principles of the Maliki school of thought instead of the other Islamic school of thoughts, the Maliki school is one of the four major madhhabs of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam. It was founded by Malik ibn Anas in the 8th century. The Maliki school of jurisprudence relies on the Quran and hadiths as primary sources. Unlike other Islamic fiqhs, Maliki fiqh also considers the consensus of the people of Medina to be a valid source of Islamic law, the Maliki madhhab is one of the largest groups of Sunni Muslims, comparable to the Shafi`i madhhab in adherents, but smaller than the Hanafi madhhab. Sharia based on Maliki doctrine is predominantly found in North Africa (excluding northern and eastern Egypt), West Africa, Chad, Sudan, Kuwait, Bahrain, the Emirate of Dubai (UAE), and in northeastern parts of Saudi Arabia.
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