Ali II, called Ali Zainami, was briefly mai (ruler) of the Kanem–Bornu Empire in the mid-16th century, ruling approximately 1544–1545.
Life
Ali was a son of maiIdris III Katagarmabe. Ali had a short reign, described by the German explorer Heinrich Barth (who visited Bornu in the mid-19th century) as "too short to be of any real importance". == Notes ==