Bashir Aliyu Umar

Bashir Aliyu Umar OON (born 27 July 1961) is a Nigerian Islamic cleric who is the president of the Supreme Council for Shari'a in Nigeria.^[1][2]

Bashir Aliyu Umar
Title	Sheikh
Personal life
Born	Bashir Aliyu Umar 1961 (age 63–64) Unguwar Yola, Kano, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Era	Modern era
Region	Northern Nigeria
Main interest(s)	Sunnah
Notable work(s)	Da'awah
Alma mater	Islamic University of Madinah
Occupation	Lecturer, Islamic Cleric
Religious life
Religion	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Movement	Malikiyya

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.^[3][4]

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 (AAOIFI) for the 2024–2028 term.^[5][6] The Supreme Council for Shari'ah in Nigeria (SCSN) announced his appointment as its new President following the demise of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah.^[7]