Ali Nuhu is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time in the history of Hausa Cinema, as well as Nigerian Cinema In terms of audience, size, and income, and he has been described as the most successful Hausa film star in the world.

He attended Dawakin Tofa Science College Kano,[13] he then received a Bachelors of Art degree in Geography from the University of Jos.

He later did courses on Filmmaking from [Asian Academy of Film and Television Noida, Delhi], Transmedia Story Telling in the University of Southern California Dept of Cinematic Arts and Acting for the Camera in the Los Angeles Center Studios, Relativity Education.

[15] [16] Nuhu is one of the most decorated actors in the Hausa Cinema, he frequently appears on listings of the most popular, stylish and influential people in Nigeria.

Nuhu has been brand ambassador of various governmental and nongovernmental campaigns including Globacom, OMO, Samsung[17] and others.