Alhaji Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani II shi ne sabon Sarkin Gumel na 17, wanda Gwamnan Jihar Jigawa, Malam Umar Namadi, ya amince da naɗinsa a ranar 6 ga Satumba, 2026.
Ya gaji mahaifinsa, marigayi Sarki na 16 Alhaji Dr. Ahmed Muhammad Sani II, wanda ya rasu ranar 3 ga Satumba, 2026.
Kafin zamansa sarki, shi ne Ciroman Gumel kuma babban ɗan marigayi Sarkin Gumel. Bayan rasuwar mahaifinsa, ya shiga cikin takarar neman sarautar tare da wasu mutane, inda masu zaɓen sarki (Masu Gasar Kujerar) suka zaɓe shi kuma gwamnati ta tabbatar da shi.
Sarki Lawan Ahmed masani ne da ke da babban matsayi na ilimin zamani. Ya yi digirinsa na farko a fannin Lissafi (Mathematics) daga Jami’ar Ahmadu Bello da ke Zariya.
Ya yi yi karatun digiri na biyu a fannin Kimiyyar Kwamfuta (Computer Science) a ƙasar Birtaniya (UK), sannan yana da digirin-digirgir (PhD) a fannin Kwamfuta da Tsarin Sadarwa na Zamani (Computer and Communication Systems) daga Jami’ar Putra da ke ƙasar Malaysia.
Kafin ya hau karagar mulki, ya kasance ƙwararre a ɓangaren fasahar sadarwa.
Ya riƙe muƙamin Daraktan Sashen Tabbatar da Tsaron Intanet (Cybersecurity) a Hukumar Bunƙasa Fasahar Sadarwa ta Ƙasa (NITDA).
Yana da gogewa ta musamman wajen tsaro da tsara dabarun intanet na zamani a Najeriya.
Sabon Sarkin Gumel, Dr Lawal Ahmed Muhammad Sani ya shigo mulki a matsayin jagora mai haɗa tsohon tarihin masarautar da kuma ilimin zamani