Muhammad Abbas (Emir of Kano)

Muhammad Abbaspronunciation^ⓘ son of Abdullahi Maje Karofi was a regent and later the first emir of Kano after the Battle of Kano. He was appointed regent by Lord Lugard after the pacification of Northern Nigeria, he presided over the transformation of the caliphal emirate into an emirate subject to the British throne under the Protectorate of Northern Nigeria. He was older than the previously dethroned emir, Aliyu Babba.