House of Yakubu · Bauchi Emirate Heritage & Descendants Forum
In Sacred Remembrance

In Memoriam

Honoring the enduring legacy of the departed ancestors, royal pillars, and revered elders of the House of Yakubu. May Allah (SWT) grant them forgiveness and admit them to Jannatul Firdaus.

إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ

AbdullahiGeneration 2
c. 1812 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Abdullahi dan Yakubu

Prince

Progenitor of Abdullahi clan.

MahmuduGeneration 2
c. 1815 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Mahmud dan Yakubu

Prince

Progenitor of Mahmudu clan.

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 2
c. 1820 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Muhammadu Ghani

Prince

Progenitor of Clan Muhammadu Ghani.

Notable Works

Patriarch of Clan Muhammadu Ghani

Mustapha-BabbaGeneration 2
c. 1818 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Mustapha Babba dan Yakubu

Prince

Progenitor of Mustapha-Babba clan.

SalmanuGeneration 2
c. 1810 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Salmanu dan Yakubu

Prince

Progenitor of Salmanu clan.

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 3
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ZUBAIRU MUHAMMADU GHANI

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 3).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 3
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

YAKUBU MUHAMMADU GHANI (MAIGARI DANGHANI)

Maigari Danghani

Eldest son of Muhammadu Ghani; established core family seat in Bauchi.

Notable Works

Patriarch of primary sub-clans

MahmuduGeneration 3
c. 1855 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Abubakar (Bube) dan Mahmud

Prince

Son of Prince Mahmud.

MahmuduGeneration 4
c. 1890 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Zailani dan Abubakar

Prince

Son of Abubakar (Bube).

MahmuduGeneration 4
c. 1892 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Ahmadu dan Abubakar

Prince

Son of Abubakar Bube.

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 4
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ADAMU YAKUBU (MALAM GONGA)

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 4).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 4
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

UMAR YAKUBU (BABA IYAYI)

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 4).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 4
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

USMAN SHEHU YAKUBU (BABA WALI)

1st Walin Bauchi (1930–1938)

Inaugural 1st Walin Bauchi; led judiciary and legal affairs.

Notable Works

Appointed 1st Walin Bauchi in 1930

MahmuduGeneration 4
c. 1885 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Abdullahi (Datti) dan Abubakar

Prince

Son of Abubakar (Bube).

MahmuduGeneration 4
c. 1888 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Bunni dan Abubakar

Prince

Son of Abubakar (Bube).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 4
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ALIYU YAKUBU (DANGALADIMAN BAUCHI)

1st Dangaladiman Bauchi, Hakimin Jama'a (1976–1994)

District Head of Jama'a and 1st Dangaladiman Bauchi for two decades.

Notable Works

District Head of Jama'a (1976–1994)

DAHIRU ALIYU DANGALADIMA
Muhammadu-Ghani
Unknown – DepartedGeneration 5

DAHIRU ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

MahmuduGeneration 5
c. 1920 – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

Abubakar (Ladan) dan Zailani

Prince

Son of Zailani.

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

JAMILU ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

IBRAHIM ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ABDULLAHI ALUYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

UMARU ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

SULEIMAN ALIYU DANGALADIMA (MANU)

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ADO ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ABDURRAZAQ ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

UMAR ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

USMAN ALIYU DANGALADIMA (BABANGIDA)

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ZURKALLAINI ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

AHMAD ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

YAKUBU ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ABUBAKAR OTHMAN YAKUBU (YAYA GARBA)

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

ADAMU (BABA GAMBO MINISTER)

Federal Minister (Baba Gambo)

Distinguished statesman and minister representing Bauchi.

Notable Works

Federal cabinet minister

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

HASSAN UMARU YAKUBU

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

HUSSAINI UMARU YAKUBU

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

MUHAMMAD GHANI ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Muhammadu-GhaniGeneration 5
Unknown – DepartedIn Reverent Memory

USMANU ALIYU DANGALADIMA

Member of Clan Muhammadu Ghani (Generation 5).

Sarkin Bauchi Dr. Sulaiman Adamu
Mahmudu
1933 – 2010Generation 6

Sarkin Bauchi Dr. Sulaiman Adamu

10th Emir of Bauchi, CFR

Tenth Emir of Bauchi; chancellor and scholar.

Notable Works

10th Emir of Bauchi (1982-2010); CFR

Sarkin Bauchi Adamu Jumba
Mahmudu
1902 – 1982Generation 5

Sarkin Bauchi Adamu Jumba

9th Emir of Bauchi, CBE

Guided Bauchi across Nigerian independence.

Notable Works

9th Emir of Bauchi (1954-1982)

IbrahimGeneration 5
c. 1895 – 1965In Reverent Memory

Santuraki Sulaimanu

Santurakin Bauchi

Royal councilor and lineage pillar.

Notable Works

Esteemed royal councilor

Sarkin Bauchi Yakubu III (Majawasai)
Mahmudu
c. 1890 – 1954Generation 4

Sarkin Bauchi Yakubu III (Majawasai)

8th Emir of Bauchi

Eighth Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

8th Emir of Bauchi (1941-1954)

IbrahimGeneration 4
c. 1865 – 1941In Reverent Memory

Sarkin Bauchi Yakubu II (Maigari)

7th Emir of Bauchi

Seventh Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

Reigned 1907-1941; modernized administration

MahmuduGeneration 3
c. 1850 – 1907In Reverent Memory

Sarkin Bauchi Hassan

6th Emir of Bauchi

Sixth Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

6th Emir of Bauchi (1903-1907)

IbrahimGeneration 3
c. 1845 – 1903In Reverent Memory

Sarkin Bauchi Mu'allahyidi

5th Emir of Bauchi

Fifth Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

5th Emir of Bauchi (1902-1903)

MahmuduGeneration 3
c. 1840 – 1902In Reverent Memory

Sarkin Bauchi Umaru

4th Emir of Bauchi

Fourth Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

4th Emir of Bauchi (1883-1902)

Prince HaliluGeneration 2
c. 1825 – 1899In Reverent Memory

Prince Halilu Yakubu

Prince of Bauchi

Distinguished royal prince honored for scholarship.

Notable Works

Lifelong Islamic scholarship

IbrahimGeneration 3
c. 1835 – 1883In Reverent Memory

Sarkin Bauchi Usman

3rd Emir of Bauchi

Third Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

3rd Emir of Bauchi (1877-1883)

Sarkin Bauchi Ibrahim
Ibrahim
c. 1805 – 1877Generation 2

Sarkin Bauchi Ibrahim

2nd Emir of Bauchi

Second Emir of Bauchi.

Notable Works

Consolidated emirate borders (1845-1877)

Founder (Malam Yakubu)Generation 1
1770 – 1845In Reverent Memory

Malam Yakubun Bauchi

1st Emir of Bauchi (Sarkin Bauchi I)

Founder of Bauchi Emirate.

Notable Works

Founded Bauchi Emirate (1805); flagbearer of Dan Fodio