Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino

Last updated

Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino
Ado at Minna Book Fair.jpg
Gidan Dabino MON
Born (1964-01-01) 1 January 1964 (age 61)
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Publisher
  • Producer
  • Director
Language Hausa
Notable awards See below
Website
gidandabino.com.ng

Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino, MON is a Nigerian Hausa language writer, [1] author, publisher, journalist, film producer, director and actor. [2] He wrote for about three decades on various topics and has published fifteen novels. He was awarded with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) honor on 29 September 2014 by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. [3] [4]

Contents

Early life and education

Gidan Dabino was born in 1964 at Danbagina of Dawakin Kudu local government area of Kano State. He started his informal education from his father and then went to Zangon Barebari where he learnt the Quran. He obtained a professional diploma in Mass Communication from Bayero University Kano. [5]

Career

Gidan Dabino is the CEO of Gidan Dabino International Nigeria Ltd, a multimedia and marketing consultancy firm based in the ancient in Kano since 1990. He was assistant editor/distribution manager of Zamani a Hausa Magazine in 1997. He was also editor and publisher of Mumtaz magazine in 2000. In 2004 he was Editor-in-Chief of Hantsi Magazine under the Kano Chief Bureau Community; the newspaper that aimed at promoting reading and writing in indigenous language. From 2012 to date he is Contributing Editor of Muryar Arewa, a monthly Magazine of the Northern Communication and Media Service LTD. [6] [7]

Selected published novels

Ado Ahmad Gidan with Balaraba Ramat Yakubu during Premier of Juyin Sarauta at Abuja Juyin Sarauta Abuja.jpg
Ado Ahmad Gidan with Balaraba Ramat Yakubu during Premier of Juyin Sarauta at Abuja

Film-making activities

Gidan Dabino is one of the pioneers credited for the establishment of the Hausa film industry in Northern Nigeria known as Kannywood. He wrote the script for multiple Hausa movies, produced and directed some. He also appeared as main character in In da So da Kauna (1995), an adapted film from his own novel of the same name. His recent film, Juyin Sarauta was the most awarded Hausa movie for the year 2017 and 2018. [9] He appeared as Sarki Yusufa of Jadarwa. He won two awards of best actor and one nomination. [10]

Filmography

YearFilmRole
ActorProducerWriterDirector
1994In Da So Da Kauna 1, 2 and 3YesYesYesYes
1998Kowa Da Ranarsa 1 & 2YesYes
1999CinnakaYes
An Ci Moriyar GangaYes
Sandar KiwoYesYes
Mugun NufiYes
Karshen MakirciYes
2000Muktar 1 & 2 ProducerYes
Kadaran KadahanYes
Kyan AlkawariYes
Kana TakaYes
2001Ki Yafe Ni 1& 2Yes
SarkaYes
2002JuhainaYes
AsiyaYes
2005TsautsayiYes
2006WahamiYes
2016Juyin SarautaYesYes

Awards

The following are among the awards received by Gidan Dabino:

See also

References

  1. "Gidan Dabino, Ado Ahmad [WorldCat Identities]". Worlcat. 10 January 2018.
  2. Kano, Ibrahim Musa Giginyu (31 August 2019). "How Hausa Day was born – Gidan Dabino". Daily Trust. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "LIST OF 2013/2014 NATIONAL HONOURS AWARD RECIPIENTS – spotlight reports". spotlight reports. 29 September 2014. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. "FG releases list of National Award recipients 2013/2014 – Vanguard News". Vanguard News. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "How Hausa Day was born – Gidan Dabino". Daily Trust. 31 August 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  6. II, Administrator (21 October 2014). "National Award: Friends set to celebrate their own - Blueprint Newspapers" . Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  7. "Publisher: Gidan Dabino Publishers | Open Library". openlibrary.org. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  8. "Tsohuwar Taska: Littafin 'In Da So Da Kauna' — Leadership Hausa Newspapers". leadershipayau.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. Juyin Sarauta , retrieved 25 October 2018
  10. "Fim Din Juyin Sarauta Ya Zama Zakaran Gwaji Dafi *Mu Na Fata Ya Karbu A Kasuwa Kamar Yadda Ya Karbu A Gasa –Ramat – Leadership Hausa Newspapers". leadershipayau.com (in Hausa). Archived from the original on 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  11. "Ba Isa A Isa ne gwarzon jaruman Kannywood ba". BBC News Hausa. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  12. "Awards". zumafilmfest.com. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  13. "LIST OF 2013/2014 NATIONAL HONOURS AWARD RECIPIENTS – NigerianMuse | NigerianMuse". nigerianmuse.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  14. "Blogger: User Profile: Ado Ahmad Gidan Dabino". blogger.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.