EMIR OF ZAZZAU SHEHU IDRIS: (1936-2020) BACKGROUND
google.com, pub-9820276073479546, DIRECT, f08c47fec0942fa0 <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9820276073479546" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> EMIR OF ZAZZAU SHEHU IDRIS: (1936-2020) BACKGROUND 1. Early Life And Education: Alhaji Dr Shehu Idris CFR, was born to the family of Malam Idrisu Auta who was sometimes called Autan Sambo and Hajiya Aminatu. Idrisu Auta's father was Sarkin Zazzau Muhammadu Sambo who reigned from 1879 to 1888 and Auta's grandfather was Sarkin Zazzau Abdulkarimi who reigned from 1834 - 1846. Shehu Idris started his education being tutored by two Islamic scholars in Zaria and then continued with formal studies at the Zaria Elementary School. He was at the elementary school from 1947 till 1950, during this period, the young Idris lost his father when he was 12 years old. Idris continued both his qur’anic and formal education and enrolled in th...