Idris IV

Life Idris was a son of mai Ali III Walamma, who he succeeded as mai in the late 17th century. Very little is recorded of Idris's reign. The German explorer Heinrich Barth, who visited Bornu in the 1850s, noted that Idris was omitted by mistake in some royal chronicles and lists of rulers (girgams).

Idris ruled for over a decade, between 17 and 20 years. The location of his death is not recorded. Idris was succeeded as mai by his brother Dunama VII Martemarambi.