Alhaji Abdulkadir Mamman 1983-1995, Alh Isma'ila Mohammed Danladi 1997 to date Sharki Mamman Na-Aurah Mamman Na-Aurah was a Prince from Nani Ada Dende lineage of ancient royal stool of karshi. He was born in 1900 by Aurah the son of Aurah Fadanku, the 22nd Sarkin karshi. His mother was late Ama Amagwadu, a Gade woman from old Owa village (now part of Rafinkwara village, Nasarawa state). At age 40 Mammam Na-Aura, ascended the throne of his forefathers as 25th Sarkin Karshi in 1944. One year later, he led the movement of his people from old settlement of "KUPAYI" to the present day "KARSHI". He did his elementary school cum Qur'anic studies at keffi, Nasarawa state then plateau. He was appointed as Malami (secretary) of Mai Angwa (village sectional head) at keffi after his graduation and later promoted within a very short time to the post of Malami (secretary) of Madaki keffi. Na-Aurah was a devout Muslim and a jihadist per excellence who led a successful Islamic revolution that bring to the enthronement of Islam in his immediate milieu and its neighborhood. Immediately he assumed the position of leadership of his community, the natives were predominantly pagans. He established the first Mosque in karshi by demolishing a known traditional shrine, he stop the age long customary prohibition by native unbelievers of giving out their daughters to Muslims irrespective of his origin & used to pay bad with good and forgive evil acts with corresponding good. As a resilient believer in Islamic faith and practice which was commonly viewed as religion of Hausa's by his predominantly native unbelievers, he was named as ADANGWE (the father of Hausa Muslims). Mamman had one of the earliest contact with Western education and was an educated traditional ruler. He was instrumental to the establishment of the first primary school in Karshi community now known as Aura primary school. Na-Aurah also encourages farming, hunting and other legal businesses to be done in his domain. References CONTRIBUTOR: S. U CHIDAWA Populated places in the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria)