Dunama V Ahmad

Dunama V Ahmad
Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire
Reign15th century (4 years)
c. 1445–1449
PredecessorBiri IV
SuccessorMuhammad III
Diedc. 1449
"Aghakúwah"
SpouseZainab
IssueAli I Gaji
DynastySayfawa dynasty (Idrisid)
FatherBiri III Uthman

Ahmad Dunama (Aḥmad Dunama bin Biri), enumerated as Dunama V, was mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-15th century, ruling approximately 1445–1449. Dunama ruled during the "Era of Instability", a chaotic period of internal and external conflict in the empire.