Ali Fannami
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| Ali Fannami | |
|---|---|
| Regent of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Burial | |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Muhammad VI Aminami |
| Mother | Fanna |
Ali (ʿAlī bin Muḥammad), called Ali Fannami,[1][a] Ali Ghamarami,[2][b] and Ali Ngumaramma,[5] 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.