December 03, (THEWILL) –Â The District Head of Dambatta in Kano state, Alhaji Adnan Mukhtar is dead.
His son, Alhaji Ado Mukhtar, who confirmed the development, said his father, the Sarkin Ban Kano, died on Friday at an hospital in Kano State.
The late Monarch’s funeral prayer would be conducted this afternoon at 2 p.m. in Dambatta.
Born in 1926, Alhaji Adnan was the oldest district head in Kano state. He was appointed in 1954 by the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi.
He started his working career in the Kano Native Authority, where he served in various capacities before his elevation to the position of Sarkin Bai.
He attended Dambatta Elementary School, Kano Middle School, and later Zaria Clerical School.
Adnan was the longest serving member of the Kano Emirate Council. He served for 63 years as district head, councilor and kingmaker.
Alhaji Adnan was appointed the first commissioner of education in Kano state in 1968. He was also a member of the Federal House of Representatives during the First Republic.
He participated in the selection process of four emirs: Sarkin Kano Muhammadu Inuwa (1963), Sarkin Kano Ado Bayero (1963), Sarkin Kano Muhammadu Sanusi II (2014), and Sarkin Kano Aminu Bayero in 2020.
The deceased left behind four wives, 26 children, and grandchildren. He was 95.
