Malami Dies In Cairo [PHOTOS]

ACF BoT Chairman, Malami is dead.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) Board of Trustees (BoT, Ambassador Shehu Malami, died at the age of 85.

It was gathered that Malami died on Monday night in Cairo, Egypt, where he lived after a brief illness.

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A statement issued by the Secretary General of the ACF, Murtala Aliyu, said Malami would be missed, especially for his extraordinary leadership skills.

“It is with sublime submission to the will of Allah (SWT) that I received the news of the death of an illustrious son and one the leaders of the Sokoto Caliphate, Alhaji Shehu Malami (Sarkin Sudan of Wurno).

“Aged 85, the late potentate was an accomplished banker and industrialist whose footprints are still visible on the national landscape.

“Vastly educated and referred to as “the Oxford man,” late Alhaji Malami was born in Sokoto, where he had his early education.

“He was also at basic schools in Bida and Katsina. Later he was variously in Colleges in England for his GCE ordinary and advanced levels.

“Later he bagged a degree in law from the Middle Temple, London, and was a visiting scholar at Wolfecon College Cambridge. He was also an Associate Member of St.. Anthony’s College, Oxford.

“Back home, he worked as Private Secretay and then as Special Assistant to Sultan Saddiq Abubakar III. He also had a stint at the BBC as a broadcaster.

“He moved on to greater heights, becoming a technocrat and banker. On the international scene, his presence was felt as a member of the International Advisory Council of the World Economic Forum Foundation, Geneva, Switzerland.

“Humble and astute, he would be remembered as a repository of the norms and values that make Sokoto Caliphate tick.

“His knowledge of the country, its politics, and economy would also be missed on the national scene, especially at this time of another democratic transition.

“On behalf of the government and good people of Sokoto state, I join His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, in praying for the repose of his soul.

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“May Jannatul Firdaus be his abode. May Allah grant his family and well wishers the fortitude to bear this irreplaceable loss. Amin,” the statement signed by Aminu Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State, reads.

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