Bashir Aliyu Umar

Dr. Bashir Aliyu Umar OON is a Nigerian Islamic cleric who is the president of the Supreme Council for Shari'a in Nigeria.

Early life and education

Bashir comes from a royal family in Kano State; his father is the Hakimi of Rano. Bashir was born in Kano in 1961. He initially studied electrical engineering at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria before focusing on Islamic Studies, earning his degrees from the Islamic University of Madinah. He specializes in sciences of Hadith and has lectured at Bayero University, Kano, and served as a Permanent Commissioner at the Kano State Shari'ah Commission.

Public offices

In October 2024, Bashir was appointed as a member of the reconstituted Shari’ah Board of the Accounting and Auditing Organisation for Islamic Financial Institutions for the 2024–2028 term. The Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria announced his appointment as its new President following the demise of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah.