Adamu is a surname or given name.

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Adamu (Assyrian king) Adamu () was according to the ''Assyrian King List'' (AKL) the second Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's Early Period (Assyria), early period, though he is not attested in any known contemporary artefacts. He is listed among the "seventeen kings ...

(lived c. 2400 BC — c. 2300 BC), an Assyrian king

Given name

Adamu Sidi Ali Adamu Muhammad Sidi-Ali (born 14 May 1952) is a Nigerian politician and farmer. He has run successfully for the offices of Chairman (Abaji Area council) and for the House of Representatives beginning in the early 2000s. In December 2014, he ...

(born 1952), Nigerian politician and farmer * Adamu Aliero (born 1957), Nigerian politician, governor of Kebbi State in Nigeria (1999–2007) * Adamu Atta (1927–2014), Nigerian politician, first civilian governor of the Nigerian Kwara State * Adamu Bello (born 1951), Nigerian politician *

Adamu Ciroma Adamu Ciroma (20 November 1934 – 5 July 2018) was a Nigerian politician and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, born to a Bole family in Potiskum, Yobe State. He was a member of the People's Democratic Party. Second Republic career I ...

(1934–2018), Nigerian politician and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria *

Adamu Daramani Sakande Adamu Daramani Sakande (6 May 1962 – 22 September 2020) was a Ghanaian politician and a member of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic for the Bawku Central Constituency, in the Upper East Region of Ghana. Early life and education ...

(1962–2020), Ghanaian politician and a member of Parliament * Adamu Gumba (born 1948), Nigerian politician and Senator * Adamu Maikori (1942–2020), Nigerian lawyer, banker and politician * Adamu Mohammed (born 1983), Ghanaian footballer *

Adamu Garba Talba Adamu Garba Talba (born 15 August 1952) is a native of Karai-Karai born in Nangere, Yobe State. He was elected Senator for the Yobe South constituency of Yobe State, Nigeria, taking office on 29 May 2007. Education Talba gained a diploma in Pu ...

(born 1952), Nigerian politician and Senator *

Adamu Tesfaw Adamu Tesfaw (born 1933), also called Qes Adamu Tesfaw,"Qes" is an honorific for priests in the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. is an Ethiopian painter. Tesfaw was born in 1933, and raised in Bichena in Gojjam province. He was educated as a priest ...

(born 1922), also called Qes Adamu Tesfaw, an Ethiopian artist and former priest * Adamu Wayya or Dan Maraya or Adamu Danmaraya Jos (1946–2015), Nigerian Hausa griot best known for playing the kontigi * Adamu Waziri (born 1952), Nigerian police officer, Nigerian minister of Police Affairs

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* Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer * Abubakar Adamu Rasheed, Nigerian academician, administrator, Professor of English * Abubakar Adamu Mohamed (born 1997), Nigerian footballer *

Amina Adamu Aliyu Amina Adamu Aliyu is a Nigerian judge from Kano State She was born in Kano Municipal Local Government Area of Kano State. She pursued her Bachelor of Laws at Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, graduating in 1986, and subsequently completed her legal ...

, Nigerian judge * Baba Adamu Iyam, Nigerian military officer who served as Military Administrator *

Gagdi Adamu Yusuf Yusuf Adamu Gagdi (born 5 November 1980) is a politician of the All Progressives Congress from Plateau State, Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigeria Federal House of Representatives from Pankshin Pankshin is a Local Government Area in Plate ...

(born 1980), Nigerian politician and Member of Nigerian Federal House of Representatives * Gibril Adamu Mohammed, Ghanaian politician *

Mohammed Adamu Bello Mohammed Adamu Bello (born 20 July 1957) is a Nigerian politician and businessman who was elected to the Senate of Nigeria in 2007 representing the Kano Central constituency of Kano State for the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). Background Moh ...

(born 1957), Nigerian politician, businessman and Senator *

Mohammed Adamu Ramadan Mohammed Adamu Ramadan (born 3 May 1975) is a Ghanaian politician. He is a member of the National Democratic Congress. He is the member of parliament for the Adenta Constituency for the 8th parliament of the Republic of Ghana. He is the son of ...

(born 1975), Ghanaian politician *

Mustapha Adamu Animashaun Mustapha Adamu Animashaun (1885–1968) was a prominent Lagos Islamic leader in the first half of the twentieth century. He was also an author, fortune teller, publisher and political leader. He was involved in various progressive movements and ...

(1885–1968), prominent Lagos Islamic leader *

Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed On Thursday, 6 May 2021, Shuaibu Adamu Ahmed was inaugurated by the Nigerian Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) of Nigeria. On Tu ...

, Nigerian politician and minister *

Suleiman Adamu Kazaure Engr. Suleiman Hussaini Adamu, FNSE, CON is a Nigerian Engineer and former Minister, Federal Ministry of Water Resources under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. Early life and education Suleiman was born in Kaduna in 1 ...

, Nigerian politician and minister *

Suleman Adamu Sanid Suleman Adamu Sanid (born 13 November 1970) is a Ghanaian politician and member of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana, representing the Ahafo Ano North Constituency in ...

(born 1970), Ghanaian politician and Member of Parliament *

Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa Zainab Adamu Bulkachuwa, OFR (born March 1950) is a Nigerian judge and former President of the Nigerian courts of appeal. She is the first female to be the President of the Nigerian court of appeal. Early life Justice Zainab Adamu Bulkacha O ...

(born 1950), Nigerian Judge and President of the Nigerian courts of appeal Justice

Surname

Abdalla Uba Adamu Abdalla Uba Adamu () (born 25 April 1956) is a Nigerian academic, educator, publisher, filmmaker, ethnomusicologist, media scholar and former vice-chancellor of National Open University of Nigeria. He hold double professorships in Science Educati ...

(born 1956), Nigerian academic, educator, publisher and media scholar *

Abdullahi Adamu Abdullahi Adamu (born 23 July 1946) is a Nigerian politician who was the governor of Nasarawa State in Nigeria from 29 May 1999 to 29 May 2007. He is a member and former national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC). Ba ...

(born 1945), Nigerian politician *

Abdulahi Bala Adamu Abdulahi Bala Adamu was elected Senator for the Taraba North constituency of Taraba State, Nigeria at the start of the Nigerian Fourth Republic, running on the People's Democratic Party (PDP) platform. He took office on 29 May 1999. Adamu was ...

, Nigerian politician and Senator * Abu Kasim Adamu, Nigerian botanist and professor of science *

Adamu Adamu Mallam Adamu Adamu (born 25 May 1954) is a Nigerian accountant, journalist and politician who served as the minister of Education from 2015 to 2023. Early life and education Adamu was born on 25 May 1954, in Azare. He received a bachelor's deg ...

(born 1954), Nigerian accountant, journalist, minister * Ahmed Adamu, Nigerian petroleum economist and lecturer *

Amos Adamu Amos Adamu (born 31 December 1952) is a Nigerian sports administrator. He was Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission for ten years before being redeployed in November 2008. Before his appointment as Director General, Adamu w ...

, Nigerian administrator, Director General of the Nigerian National Sports Commission *

Baba Adamu Baba Armando Adamu (born 20 October 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname Armando, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He made nine appearances for scoring twice the Ghana national team. Internatio ...

(born 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname Armando, Ghanaian footballer * Birtukan Adamu Ali (born 1992), Ethiopian runner *

Charles Adamu Charles Adamu (born 8 May 1977) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Ghana in the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal, and in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, where he reached the second rou ...

(born 1977), Ghanaian boxer *

Junior Adamu Chukwubuike Junior Adamu (born 6 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg. Born in Nigeria, he plays for the Austria national team. Club career Adamu started his career with the youth team o ...

(born 2001), Nigerian-born Austrian footballer * Edward Lametek Adamu, Nigerian quantity surveyor, business consultant and leadership strategist *

Fatima Adamu Mohammed Abubakar Adamu (born 17 September 1961) is a Nigerian retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idr ...

(born 1972), Nigerian entrepreneur and philanthropist * Ibrahim Adamu (born 1981), Nigerian badminton player * Mamudu Adamu (born 1960), Nigerian judoka * Mohammed Adamu (disambiguation), a number of people with the name *

Mohammed Adamu Mohammed Abubakar Adamu (born 17 September 1961) is a Nigerian retired police officer who is formerly the 20th Nigerian inspector-general of police. He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 15 January 2019 replacing Ibrahim Kpotun Idr ...

(born 1961), Nigerian police officer, formerly a Nigerian inspector-general of police * Semira Adamu (born 1978), Nigerian refugee who was suffocated to death with a pillow, by two Belgian police officers during her expulsion * Suleiman Adamu (1963–2020), Nigerian politician. Member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly *Sydney Adamu, fictional character in

The Bear (TV series) ''The Bear'' is an American psychological comedy-drama television series created by Christopher Storer for FX on Hulu. Jeremy Allen White stars as Carmy Berzatto, an award-winning chef who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage the ch ...

Yahaya Adamu Yahaya Adamu (born July 17, 1993) is a Nigerian footballer. He was born in Kaduna, and currently plays for Naft Al-Janoob SC, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top division in Iraq. He plays as a striker for Naft Al-Janoob SC N ...

(born 1993), Nigerian footballer *

Yakubu Adamu Yakubu Adamu (born 4 October 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as defender. He played for one season in the Bundesliga with FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli ...

(born 1981), Nigerian footballer

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