Ali Nuhu Mohammed pronunciation^ⓘ (born 15 March 1974) is married to Mainuna Garba in 2003 and they had 2 children. He is a Nigerian actor who is the current managing director of the Nigerian Film Corporation. He was appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday 12 January 2024. Before his appointment, he was a prominent Nigerian actor and director.^[1] He acts in both Hausa and English movies, and he is also known as king of Kannywood or Sarki Ali by the media;^{[2][3][4][5][6]} Kannywood is the Hausa film industry headquartered in Kano, Nigeria. Ali Nuhu has appeared in more than 500 Nollywood and Kannywood films, and earned numerous accolades. Ali Nuhu is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time in the history of Hausa Cinema, as well as Nigerian Cinema In terms of audience, size, and income, and he has been described as the most successful Hausa film star in the world.^[7][8] President Bola Tinubu has appointed him as the Managing-Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation.^[9]

Ali Nuhu Mohammed was born in Maiduguri, Borno State, in north-eastern Nigeria.^[10] His father, Nuhu Poloma, hailed from Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State and his mother, Fatima Karderam Digema from Bama Local Government Area of Borno State. He grew up in Kano. He attended Dawakin Tofa Science College Kano,^[11] he then received a Bachelors of Art degree in Geography from the University of Jos. He did his National Service in Ibadan, Oyo State. He later did courses on Filmmaking from [Asian Academy of Film and Television Noida, Delhi], Transmedia Story Telling in the University of Southern California Dept of Cinematic Arts and Acting for the Camera in the Los Angeles Center Studios, Relativity Education.^[12]

Nuhu made his acting debut with the 1999 film Abin sirri ne. He is best known for his role in Sangaya, which became one of the highest-grossing Hausa films at the time. Ali Nuhu starred in several sequel films, including Azal, Jarumin Maza, and Stinda was awarded Best Actor in a supporting role during the Africa Movie Academy Awards in (2007). In 2019, Nuhu celebrated his 20th anniversary in the entertainment industry. He has appeared in about five hundred movies.^[13]

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Nuhu is one of the most decorated actors in the Hausa Cinema, he frequently appears on listings of the most popular, stylish and influential people in Nigeria. He has regularly featured among the top ten of the 100 most influential men in Nigeria. Nuhu has been brand ambassador of various governmental and nongovernmental campaigns including Globacom, OMO, Samsung^[15] and others. He received an honorary doctorate from ISM Adonai American University, Benin Republic in 2018.^[16][17]

Ali Nuhu recently became an ambassador for cereal brand, Checkers Custard.^[18][19][20]