Ali Fannami

For the later monarch sometimes referred to by this name, see Ali IV Kalirgima.
Ali Fannami
Regent of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Burial
Garuza, Bornu
DynastySayfawa dynasty
FatherMuhammad VI Aminami
MotherFanna

Ali (ʿAlī bin Muḥammad), called Ali Fannami, Ali Ghamarami, and Ali Ngumaramma, was a prince of the Sayfawa dynasty who may have served as regent of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-16th century, ruling in the name of his nephew mai Abdullah IV Dunamami. Ali was remembered in later tradition as a mighty builder.


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