# Rahama Sadau

Rahama Ibrahim Sadaupronunciation (born 7 December 1993) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, and singer. Born and raised in Kaduna, she performed in dancing competitions as a child and during her school years. She rose to fame in late 2013 after joining the Kannywood movie industry with her first movie Gani ga Wane.
Rahama appears to be the first and only actress to be seen in many Nigerian movies in Hausa (Kannywood), English (Nollywood) and Hindi (Bollywood) movies. She is also one of the few Nigerian actresses that speaks Hindi fluently. She is the winner of Best Actress (Kannywood) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014 and 2015. She also won Best African Actress at the 19th African Film Awards in 2015 by African Voice. In 2017. She became the first Hausa celebrity to appear in the top ten Hottest Female Nigeria Celebrities. Throughout her career, Sadau has been a busy actress, appearing in both movies and music videos.

## Life and career

Sadau was born in Kaduna State, north-western Nigerian State which was the former capital of Nigeria's former Northern Region, to Alhaji Ibrahim Sadau. She grew up with her parents in Kaduna alongside her three sisters Zainab Sadau, Fatima Sadau, Aisha Sadau and brother Haruna Sadau.
By 2016, she was recognized as that year's "Face of Kannywood. In October of the year, Sadau featured in a movie series on EbonyLife TV. In 2017, she formed a production company named Sadau Pictures where she produced her first movie, Rariya starring Ali Nuhu, Sani Musa Danja, Sadiq Sani Sadiq and Fati Washa. She returned to acting to play the career teacher in MTV Shuga. In 2019 MTV Shuga returned to be located in Nigeria for series 6, "Choices", and Sadau was one of returning actors for the new series which included Timini Egbuson, Yakubu Mohammed, Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Ruby Akabueze.
In 2022, Sadau starred with Vidyut jammwal in Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 – Agni Pariksha she played a minor character in the movie. Sadau joined the Kannywood movie industry in 2013 through Ali Nuhu. She played a few minor roles before gaining fame from her performance in Gani ga Wane,Jinin Jikina alongside the Kannywood actor Ali Nuhu. On 3 October 2016, the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), which is the dominant association in Kannywood, suspended her from kannywood for appearing in a romantic music video with a Jos born singer Classiq Q. One year after in 2017, she wrote to apologize to MOPPAN. In January 2018, the ban placed on her was lifted following the intervention of the Kano State governor Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Sadau owns Sadau Beauty, a beauty space. She is the owner of Sadau Movies and also owns an ice cream shop in Kaduna state called Yogohamy. She has an endorsement with Maltina as an ambassador.
Sadau launched a charitable foundation, Ray of Hope. She was named a "Peace Ambassador" by the Association of Northern Nigerian Students. She has been appointed by the office of the Vice President Kashim Shettima to serve on the Technical Committee of the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprise programme (iDICE).

## Education

Sadau studied Human Resource Management at school of Business and Finance of Eastern Mediterranean University in Northern Cyprus.

## Awards

Awards received by Rahama Sadau.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2014 | Best Actress (Kannywood) | City People Entertainment Awards | Herself | Won |
| 2015 | Best Actress (Kannywood) | City People Entertainment Awards | Herself | Won |
| 2017 | Best African Actress | African Voice | Herself | Won |
| 2017 | 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –English | Herself for Tatu | Nominated |
| 2017 | 2017 Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actress in a Lead role –Hausa | Herself for Matatace Shaida | Nominated |
| 2022 | Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival | Best African Actress | Herself | Won |
| 2023 | The Future Awards Africa | Prize for Acting | Herself | Pending |

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Role |
| 2024 | All of Us | Ahmad's Mum |
| 2023 | The Two Aishas | Aisha Jibril |
| 2023 | A Lot Like Love | Fanna |
| 2023 | War: Wrath and Revenge | Binta Kutigi Bula |
| 2023 | In Bed with the Pedros | Hauwa |
| 2022 | Nadeeya | Nadeeya |
| 2022 | Khuda Haafiz: Chapter 2 Agni - Pariksha | |
| 2021 | Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke | Laila |
| 2019 | Zero Hour | |
| 2018 | Up North | Mariam |
| 2018 | If I Am President | Michelle |
| N/A | Aljannar Duniya | |
| 2017 | Adam | |
| 2017 | Ba Tabbas | |
| 2017 | MTV Shuga Naija | |
| 2017 | Rariya | Zainab Abuja |
| 2017 | TATU | Tatuma |
| 2017 | Rumana | |
| 2016 | Sons of the Caliphate | |
| 2016 | The Other Side | |
| 2015 | Kasa Ta | |
| 2015 | Wutar Gaba | |
| 2015 | Sallamar So | |
| 2015 | Wata Tafiya | |
| 2015 | Halacci | Hiday |
| 2015 | Gidan Farko | |
| 2015 | Ana Wata ga Wata | |
| 2015 | Alkalin Kauye | |
| 2014 | Jinin Jiki Na | |
| 2014 | Hujja | |
| 2014 | Garbati | |
| 2014 | Kaddara Ko Fansa | |
| 2014 | Kisan Gilla | |
| 2014 | Mati da Lado | Rama |
| 2014 | Sabuwar Sangaya | |
| 2014 | Sirrin Da Ke Raina | |
| 2014 | So Aljannar Duniya | |
| 2014 | Suma Mata Ne | Baby Nice |
| 2013 | Farin Dare | Bilikisu |
| 2013 | Gani Ga Wane | Binta |
| 2013 | Da Kai Zan Gana | |
| 2013 | Mai Farin Jini | |