Emir Muahmmadu was the Emir of Kano from 1954-1963. He was the eldest son of Emir Abdullahi Bayero. He was a powerful Emir that had substantial influence in the colonial Northern Nigeria. He hosted the Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Kano in 1956. The power tussle between him and his distant cousin Ahmadu Bello the Sardauna of Sokoto is believed to have resulted in his dethronement and confinement in Azare 1963.His grandson, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, former Governor of 340the Central Bank of Nigeria is now the current emir of kano. Sanusi belonged to the reformed Tijaniyya order of Ibrahim Niass