[1] He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

He studied mass communication at the Bayero University Kano and went to Flying College in Oakland, California.

[8] He did his one-year mandatory National Youth Service Corps at the Nigeria Television Authority in Makurdi.

[14][8] In October 2022, a Nigerian national honour of Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic (CFR) was conferred on him by President Muhammadu Buhari.

[15] He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by the Governor of Kano state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.