Muhammad Abbas | |
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Emir of Kano | |
Reign | 1903–1919 |
Coronation | May 1903 |
Predecessor | Aliyu Babba |
Successor | Usman (Dantsoho) |
Regent of Kano | |
Reign | March 1903 – May 1903 |
Born | ? Kano |
Died | 1919 Kano Palace, Northern Nigeria |
House | House of Dabo |
Father | Abdullahi Maje Karofi |
Muhammad Abbas was a regent and later emir of Kano.[1] He was appointed regent by Lord Lugard after the pacification of Northern Nigeria, he presided over the transformation of the caliphal emirate into an emirate subject to the British throne under the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria.