Sani is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Sani Abacha
Sani Abacha (; (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military dictator and statesman who ruled Nigeria with an iron fist as military head of state from 1993 following a palace coup d'état until his death in 1998.
Abacha's seiz ...
(1943–1998), Nigerian military officer and politician
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Sani Ahmed, Nigerian basketball coach
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Sani Ibrahim Azar (born 1961), Palestinian Lutheran bishop
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Sani Bečirovič
Sani Bečirovič (born 19 May 1981) is a Slovenian professional basketball coach, executive and former player, who last served as the sporting director for Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos of the Greek Basketball League and the EuroLeague.
As a ...
(born 1981), Slovenian basketball player and coach
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Sani Bello (born 1942), Nigerian political leader and military administrator
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Sani Dangote (c. 1959–2021), Nigerian businessperson
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Sani Daura, Nigerian Federal Minister
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Sani Daura Ahmed, Nigerian Governor of Yobe State
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Sani Emmanuel (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
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Sani Rizki Fauzi (born 1998), Indonesian footballer
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Sani Yahaya Jingir, Nigerian Islamic scholar
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Sani Kaita (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
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Sani Anuar Kamsani, Malaysian footballer
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Sani Lakatani
Sani Elia Lagigietama Lakatani (born 4 June 1936) is a former Premier of Niue. He was a member of the Niue People's Party.
Early life
Lakatani served in the New Zealand Army as a corporal. He was deployed to Vietnam as part of the Whiskey2 depl ...
(born 1936), former Premier of Niue
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Sani Lulu (born 1958), former president of the Nigeria Football Federation
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Sani Maikatanga
Sani Mohammed Maikatanga (born 15 August 1975) is a Nigerian photographer who won the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Africa 2022 Photo Competition. Maikatanga is best known for his work with indigenous people and isolated communities in northern N ...
(born 1975), Nigerian photographer
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Sani Mohammed
Sani Mohammed is a Nigerian politician and a former member of the Senate of Nigeria for the All Progressives Congress.
Mohammed was born in Bida, Niger State
Niger State is a state in the North Central (Nigeria), North Central region of Ni ...
, Nigerian politician
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Sani al Mulk (Abu'l-Hasan) (1814–1866), Iranian painter and book illustrator
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Sani Musa
Mohammed Sani Musa CON (born 11 May 1965) is a politician and senator representing the Niger East Senatorial District of Niger State at the Nigerian National Assembly.
He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, where he bagged a B.Sc. in Busine ...
(born 1965), Nigerian politician
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Sani Musa Danja
Sani Musa Abdullahi, known as Sani Danja ''or'' Danja (born 20 April 1973), is a Nigerian film actor, producer, director, singer, and dancer. He participates in both Kannywood and Nollywood. In April 2018 he was turbaned by the Etsu Nupe, Yahay ...
(born 1973), Nigerian actor, producer, and director
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Sani Ndanusa
Sani Ndanusa (born 5 May 1957) is a Nigerian civil servant who was appointed Minister of Youths, Sports and Social Development in December 2008.
He left office in March 2010 when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan dissolved his cabinet.
Sani Ndan ...
(born 1957), Nigerian former Minister of Youths, Sports and Social Development
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Sani Rambi
Sani Rambi (born 3 November 1958) is a Papua New Guinea politician. He was a member of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea since from 2007 to 2012, representing the Baiyer-Mul Open electorate.
Rambi, a businessman from Mount Hagen, defeat ...
(born 1958), Papua New Guinean politician
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Sani Rifati
Sani Rifati is a human rights activist and the President of Voice of Roma.
A native Roma himself, he was born in Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia, lived and worked in California, United States. He currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Rifati began d ...
, Yugoslavia-born Romani human rights activist
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Sani Sha'aban
Sani Mohammed Sha'aban (born 4 August 1958) in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria is a politician and businessman. He served as a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from May 2003 to May 2007 representing Zaria.
Controversy
Sani Shaaban wa ...
(born 1958), Nigerian politician and businessperson
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Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi
Sani Abdullahi Shinkafi, is a Nigerian politician and the current honorary special adviser on inter-governmental affairs to the governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle. He previously served as the national secretary of All Progressives Grand ...
, Nigerian politician
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Sani Shuwaram
Sani Shuwaram (died February 2022) was a top commander of the Islamic State's West Africa Province (ISWAP), one of the Islamic State's non-Middle Eastern branches. Non-IS sources claimed that he was sworn in as the wali of ISWAP in November 202 ...
, Daesh terrorist
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Sani Şener
Mustafa Sani Şener (born 14 February 1955) is a Turkish construction magnate. Founding partner of TAV Airports, he served as a member of Board of Directors, President and CEO between 1997-2022. On 1 May 2022, he was appointed as the Vice Chair ...
(born 1955), Turkish construction magnate
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Sani Yakubu Rodi
Sani Yakubu Rodi (b. 1975 or 1981, according to conflicting reports) was the first prisoner to be executed under state-level Sharia law in Nigeria. He was hanged in a prison in Katsina State on January 3, 2002, for the 2001 fatal stabbing of a wom ...
(1975 or 1981–2002), Nigerian prisoner executed under Sharia law
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Sani Yaya, Togolese politician
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