Aminu Saira

Aminu Muhammad Ahmad, also known as Aminu Saira (born April 20, 1979) is a Nigerian filmmaker, director, and story writer. He is regarded as a pioneer revolutionist of today's Kannywood.

He became known after the release of his movies Jamila Da Jamilu in 2009, Ga Duhu Ga Haske in 2010, and Ashabul Kahfi in 2014, which earned him several honors and awards, including Best Director of the Year (Jurors Choice Awards) in 2014. After the release of Ashabul Kahfi, Saira began a project to launch the first Hausa home video series in the history of the Hausa movie industry, Labarina.

Ashabul Kahfi and Baya Da Kura were the two highest-grossing films of all time for Saira Movies, respectively.. In 2015, Aminu was awarded the Best Kannywood Director. He is also the Director of the popular TV series, Labarina, launched in 2020.

Early life
Aminu was born in Gwammaja, Kano State, Nigeria, the son of Muhammad, an elderly statesman. Mohammed grew up in the Kano metropolis with his two brothers, who are all Kannywood followers, and got his primary, secondary, and tertiary educations in Kano. He studied Quranic science at the Aminu Kano College of Islamic and Legal Studies, Kano, Nigeria. Aminu quits his job as a businessman to enter the Kannywood film industry in 2006 with his first movie, Musnadi, that hits the industry.

Early career
Aminu Saira was the director, writer and producer for Dare Da Yawa in (2007), and Jamila Da Jamilu in (2009) and his all-time favourite Ga Duhu Ga Haske in (2010), which featured a non-Muslim who converted to Islam. He continued to write and direct movies, including his first and one of the best Hausa movie series, Labarina, under his production name, Saira Movies.

Filmography
Aminu Saira filmography

Honors and awards
In recognition of a distinguished career as a Nigerian filmmaker, Saira was also awarded the best director by several other media outlets, including Arewa Music and Movies Awards.