Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi
Shehu al-Hajj Muhammad al-Amîn ibn Muhammad al-Kânemî (Arabic: محمد الأمين بن محمد الكانمي) (1776–1837) was an Islamic scholar, teacher, religious and political leader who advised and eventually supplanted the Sayfawa dynasty of the Kanem-Bornu Empire. In 1846, Al-Kanemi's son Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin became the sole ruler of Borno, an event which marked the end of the Sayfawa dynasty's eight hundred year rule. The current Shehu of Bornu, a traditional ruler whose seat remains in modern Borno State, Nigeria, is descended from Al-Kanemi.
| Muhammad el-Amin el-Kanemi | |
|---|---|
"Alameen Ben Mohammed El Kanemy" by engraver Edward Francis Finden in Dixon Denham's memoir of his travel to Bornu, Narrative of travels and discoveries in Northern and Central Africa, in the years 1822, 1823, and 1824. Vol I Fontpiece, (1826) | |
| Reign | October–November 1809 – 8 June 1837 |
| Predecessor | Dunama IX Lefiami, Sayfawa |
| Successor | Umar I ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Born | 1776 Murzuq |
| Died | 8 June 1837 Borno |
| Burial | |
| Issue | Umar I Abd ar-Rahman |
| Dynasty | Kanemi |
| Religion | Muslim |
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