Muhammad Sanusi II, the emir of
Kano, on Friday bagged an honourary doctorate award in Finance at the 2019
Graduation ceremonies of the SOAS University of London.
Sanusi was among other pioneering
figures in the fields of law, literature, journalism, and finance honoured at
this year’s graduation ceremonies of the prestigious university.
The emir was said to be honoured for
pioneering the introduction of Islamic banking into the Nigerian banking sector
and his anti-corruption work in the financial industry.
The board of trustees (BoT) of
the University in its citation noted that the emir has consistently brought his
wealth of expertise to resolving significant development challenges including
public health, girl-child education and reforms of Muslim family law as well as
the systems of zakat and auqaf (endowments).
Other awardees are Lindsey
Hilsum, award-winning journalist;Margaret Busby, editor, broadcaster and
critic; andNursyahbani Katjasungkana, a human rights lawyer.
“Our honorary awardees this year
are all remarkable people who have been pioneers and innovators and sought to
bring about change in the world,” Baroness Valerie Amos, director of SOAS,
said.
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| Sanusi at the 2019 SOAS Graduation. |
“Their work has furthered the
public’s understanding of conflict and humanitarian affairs; demonstrated how
to tackle high level corruption in often complex situations; paved the way for
greater diversity in publishing; and fought for and gained recognition for women’s
rights in Indonesia.
“Their achievements reflect the
values which are important to us at SOAS and I am delighted to welcome them to
our community.”
Receiving the award, Sanusi told
graduates at the university that they are the future, and that they could make
change possible.
“You are the future and the
future is in your hands. Step out and take control, change it and stop waiting
for us to do it for you as sadly we have failed… good news is change is
possible,” Sanusi said.
He received a standing ovation
just after he was awarded by the University.
Graça Machel, SOAS University of
London president and renowned humanitarian, gave an inspirational president’s
speech at the 2019 SOAS graduation ceremonies in which she called on graduates
to become the next generation of leaders who drive change, find solutions to
the world’s problems and end inequality.
SOAS University of London is
reputed as the world’s leading institution for the study of Asia, Africa and
the Middle East.
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