Umar of Borno
| Umar ibn Muhammad al-Amin | |
|---|---|
"Umar von Bornu" on 6 June 1870 by Gustav Nachtigal in his travel's narrative, Sahara und Sudan, p.594 | |
| Shehu of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| 1st reign | 8 June 1837 – 4 October 1853 |
| Predecessor | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi |
| Successor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| 2nd reign | 3 September 1854 – December 1881 |
| Predecessor | 'Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad al-Amin |
| Successor | Bukar Kura |
| Died | December 1881 Kukawa |
| Burial | Kukawa |
| Issue | Bukar Kura Ibrahim Kura Ashimi |
| Dynasty | al-Kanemi dynasty |
| Father | Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi |
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Umar ibn Muhammad al-Amin (Arabic: عمر الأول ابن محمد الأمين; died 1881), or Umar of Borno, was shehu of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in 1837–1853 and 1854–1881.
Umar was a son of Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi. Umar's father had sidelined the mai (king/emperor), the traditional ruler of the empire. Umar completed this process by abolishing the office of mai in 1846 and assuming sole de jure power over the empire, though still with his father's title of shehu.