Biography Intro: Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi of Borno (born 1957) is the Shehu, or traditional ruler, of the Borno Emirate in northeast Nigeria.
NAME: Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi
DATE OF BIRTH: 1957
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FATHER: Umar Ibn Muhammad of Borno
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MARRIED TO: 3 wives
CHILDREN: 15
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EDUCATION: Government College Maiduguri, Kaduna Polytechnic
CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Shehu Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi (son of Shehu Umar Ibn Abubakar Garbai of Borno) has been the Shehu of Borno since 2009. He was born in Damagum, Yobe State on 13 May 1957.
