--- title: "3 Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Quotes - Famous Banker (Economic reforms and national security)" description: "Muhammadu Sanusi II, ; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II, is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi orde..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sanusi-lamido-sanusi-83065.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sanusi-lamido-sanusi-83065.jpg) # Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (1961) Banker **3** quotes in **28** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Sanusi Lamido Sanusi is a banker, best known for *Economic reforms and national security*. ## Quick Facts About Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Born July 31, 1961 Profession Banker Notable works Economic reforms and national security ## About Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Muhammadu Sanusi II, ; born 31 July 1961), known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II, is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi order in Nigeria and the emir of the ancient city-state of Kano. He is a member of the Dabo dynasty and the grandson of Muhammadu Sanusi I. He succeeded his great-uncle Ado Bayero to the throne on 8 June 2014, assuming the regnal name Muhammadu Sanusi II. He spent most of his reign advocating for cultural reform in Northern Nigeria. In 2020, he was deposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and was succeeded by his cousin Aminu Ado Bayero. On 23 May 2024, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reinstated Sanusi as emir of Kano. ## Quotes by Sanusi Lamido Sanusi > [Subsidy Quotes:Nigeria is not an oil rich country. We are an oil producing country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanusi-lamido-sanusi/subsidy-quotes-nigeria-is-not-an-oil-rich-country-we-are-an-oil/) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi [Country](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/country/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec5/sanusi-lamido-sanusi-79979_country_subsidy-quotes-nigeria-is-not-an-oil-ric_212448.jpg) > [The state is captive to vested interests.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanusi-lamido-sanusi/the-state-is-captive-to-vested-interests/) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b5/sanusi-lamido-sanusi-79979_captives_the-state-is-captive-to-vested-interests_218474.jpg) > [The task of the intellectual is not one of blending into the opaque consciousness of the tumultuous mob around him, his voice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sanusi-lamido-sanusi/the-task-of-the-intellectual-is-not-one-of-blending-into-the-opaque/) Sanusi Lamido Sanusi [Adversaries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/adversaries/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce5/sanusi-lamido-sanusi-79979_adversaries_the-task-of-the-intellectual-is-not-one_2243144.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sanusi-lamido-sanusi/#itemlist", "name": "Sanusi Lamido Sanusi Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Subsidy Quotes:Nigeria is not an oil rich country. 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