Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi | |
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 "Alameen Ben Mohammed El Kanemy" by engraver Edward Francis Finden in Dixon Denham's memoir of his travel to Bornu, Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824. Vol I Fontpiece, (1826) | |
| Shehu of Bornu | |
| In office 1809 – 8 June 1837 | |
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| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad bin Muhammad Ninka 1776 Murzuk |
| Died | June 8, 1837 (aged 60–61) Kukawa |
| Resting place | Kukawa, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Children | Salih
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| Nickname | Shehu Laminu |
Shehu Muhammad al-Amîn al-Kanemi (Arabic: محمد الأمين بن محمد الكانمي, romanized: Muḥammad al-Amīn bin Muḥammad al-Kanamī; 1776 – 8 June 1837) was an Islamic scholar, teacher, religious and political leader who advised and eventually supplanted the Sayfawa dynasty of the Kanem–Bornu Empire. In 1846, al-Kanemi's son Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin became the sole ruler of Borno, an event which marked the end of the Sayfawa dynasty's 800 year rule. The current Shehu of Bornu, a traditional ruler whose seat remains in modern Borno State, Nigeria, is descended from al-Kanemi.