Ibrahim Sulu Gambari | |
---|---|
Emir of Ilorin | |
Assumed office 1995 | |
Chairman,Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ilorin,Kwara State,Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Children |
|
Alma mater | University of London |
Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu Gambari CFR (born 1940) is a Nigerian lawyer and monarch appointed in 1995 being the 11th Emir of the Ilorin Emirate in Kwara State from Fulani rulings house and chairman of Kwara State Traditional Councils. [1] [2] [3] He is one of the 10 traditional rulers in northern Nigeria.
He started his early school at Native Authority School in 1953 finishing in 1956 then he moved to Offa Grammar School and finished in 1960 later in 1961 to 1962 he studied in Oakham Schools England and City Westminster College finished In 1963 and he moved to Middle Temple School from 1964 to 1967 and in 1966 he attended University of London to 1969 then Nigeria Law School in 1969 to 1971.
He works as permanent secretary and solicitor-general in then Gongola and became judge at Bauchi High Court in 1976 later in 1978 he was Justice in Court of Appeal. [4] [5] He is a nephew of the Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari Ibrahim Gambari. [6]
The stool of Emir of Ilorin belongs to the one of the three class of monarchs holding the title of Shehu in Northern Nigeria. The others are Shehu Usman Danfodio of Sokoto,Shehu El-Kanemi of Borno and Shehu Alimi Dan Janta of Ilorin. [7]
Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari was turbaned as the Ciroman Ilorin by his late father and 9th Emir of Ilorin,Alhaji Zulkarnaini Muhammadu Gambari in 1984,while in active service as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal,Ibadan Division.
The 7th Emir of Ilorin,Shehu Shuaibu Dan Bawa who reigned from 1915 to 1919 was both his maternal great-grand father (Shuaibu-Abdulkadir-Ayisatu-Ibrahim) and paternal great grandfather (Shuaibu -Muhammadu Laofe-Zulkarnaini-Ibrahim) making him a prince and ultimately an Emir.
Sulu Gambari's mother,Hajia Nma (died Monday June 4,2019) was a princess. When His Royal Highness went on Hajj with his mother,while other pilgrims were busy carrying luggage up and down,Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari carried his mother,showing his affection. [8]
He was one of 138 signatories of the open letter A Common Word Between Us and You by leaders of Islam to leaders of Christian churches everywhere. [9]
These are the descendants of Shehu Alimi who are also Emirs of Ilorin.
Sulu Gambari became the 11th Emir of Ilorin on August 28,1995 and was crowned on November 11,1995 as he relinquished his position as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeal,Lagos Division. [10] [11] [12]
During the reign of his father Shehu Zulkarnaini Muhammadu Gambari (1959-1992),Kwara State College of Technology now Kwara State Polytechnic,Ilorin,Kwara state College of Education,Ilorin and the University of Ilorin were founded.
During his reign,tertiary institutions increased with the establishment of Al-Hikmah University,Kwara State University Malete and Muyideen College of education among other private- and government-owned establishments across the state such as International Aviation College and the Advanced Diagnostic Centre.
He initiated the renovation of Ilorin Central Mosque (constructed by his late father in 1979) to become a world class edifice and next to that of Prophet Muhammad in Medina,Saudi Arabia.
Until recently when he was redeployed to the University of Agriculture Makurdi,Benue State,the Emir had held sway as the Chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka,Anambra State for 14 years (2001-2015).
During his 11th coronation anniversary in 2006,the Emir turbaned 11 personalities as traditional title holders in the community,prominent among whom are;Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki (Turaki’n Ilorin) and a legal luminary who is his eldest son,Barrister Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari (Ciroma’n Ilorin).
Sulu-Gambari was a delegate to the most recent constitutional conference where he contributed to the national discuss. [13]
He founded the Shehu Alimi Foundation for Peace and Development with 11-man Committee and made Sheikh Dr. AbdulKadir Oba-Solagberu its National President. [14]
Ilorin is the state capital of Kwara State in Western Nigeria. As of the 2006 census,it had a population of 777,667,making it the 7th largest city by population in Nigeria.
Kwara State is a state in Western Nigeria,bordered to the east by Kogi State,to the north by Niger State,and to the south by Ekiti,Osun,and Oyo states while its western border makes up part of the international border with Benin Republic. Its capital is the city of Ilorin and the state has 16 local government areas.
Ibrahim Agboola Gambari,CFR,is a Nigerian academic and diplomat who is currently serving as Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria.
Abubakar Bukola Saraki,MBBS,CON is a Nigerian politician. He was the 13th President of the Senate of Nigeria from 2015 to 2019 and Chair of the 8th Nigeria National Assembly. He was previously the Governor of Kwara State from 2003 to 2011;and was elected to the Senate in 2011,under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),representing the Kwara Central Senatorial District,and then re-elected in the 2015 general elections under the party of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The University of Agriculture,Makurdi (UAM) is a higher education institution in Makurdi,Benue State,Nigeria.
Kaiama is a Local Government Area and town in northwestern Kwara State,Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama.
Lere is a Local Government Area and town in southern Kaduna State of Nigeria. Lere town is located geographically at the latitude 10 degrees 39 North and longitude 8 degrees 57 East. It is the headquarters of the Lere Emirate. The town and its environs has an estimated population of about 93,290 (2016). Lere Local Government has an area of 2,634 km2 and a population of 339,740 at the 2006 census. Its headquarters are in the town of Saminaka. The postal code of the area is 811.
Salaudeen Adebola Latinwo is a retired group captain in the Nigerian Air Force and a former military governor of Kwara State,Nigeria,under Muhammadu Buhari's military government.
Umaru Bago Tafida III is the 12th Emir,Etsu,or traditional ruler of Lapai in Niger State,Nigeria appointed in July 2002. He succeeded Emir Alhaji Muhammadu Kobo,who died at the age of 92 after ruling for 48 years,and was appointed to the stool by the Niger State governor Abdulkadir Kure.
The Fika Emirate is a traditional state with headquarters in Potiskum,Yobe State,Nigeria. Dr. Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa received his staff of office as 43rd Emir of Fika from Yobe governor Ibrahim Gaidam on 12 May 2010. The Emir is head of the Bole people.
The Potiskum Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria,with headquarters in Potiskum,Yobe State. The emir holds the title "Mai".
The Ilorin Emirate is a traditional state based in the city of Ilorin in Kwara State,Nigeria. It is largely populated by the Yoruba-speaking people,though the kingdom is a hybrid state due to the influence of the many other tribes that make up the city. It is one of the Banza Bakwai - or copy-cats of the legitimate Hausa Kingdoms - as a result of it being part of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Alhaji Dr. Muhammadu Kabir Usman was the 49th Emir of Katsina from 18 March 1981,until his death in March 2008. He was the tenth Fulani emir,as well as the third emir from the Sullubawa dynasty. He succeeded his father Usman Nagogo,and was succeeded by his son,the current emir Abdulmumini Kabir Usman.
Alhaji Yahaya Madawaki,MFR,OBE,DLL and holder of King George VI Coronation Medal was a prominent Nigerian politician,former Minister of Health,the Madawaki of Ilorin and the Atunluse of Erin-Ile,Kwara State.
Shehu Idris was a Nigerian teacher who served as the 18th Emir of Zazzau,a Nigerian traditional state headquartered in Zaria. He also served as chairman of Zazzau Emirate Council and Kaduna State Council of Chiefs. A member of the Fula people,he ascended the throne on 8 February 1975 following the demise of Alhaji Muhammadu Aminu,his predecessor. Idris was the longest reigning monarch in the history of the Zazzau emirate,having reigned for 45 years from 1975 to 2020. He was succeeded by Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli as the 19th Emir of Zazzau.
Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Sanda Moshna Ndayako,was the 12th Etsu Nupe from one of the ruling houses of Bida. His parents were Muhammadu Ndayako (CBE),the late 9th Etsu Nupe and Aisha Nuadoro.
Umar Bologi is the 7th Etsu Pategi,traditional ruler of Pategi Emirate succeeded late Etsu Alhaji Ibrahim Umaru Chatta and was appointed in April,2019 by Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed.
Nasiru Ado Bayero is a Nigerian banker and businessman. He is the current Emir of Bichi,a Nigerian traditional state,Kano State,Nigeria. He ascended the throne from his brother Aminu Ado Bayero who was named as the Emir of Kano,following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. Prior to his accession,Bayero was the Chiroma of Kano Emirate and district head of Nassarawa during the reign of Muhammad Sanusi II.
Alhaji Abubakar Garba Koko,OFR,Sarkin Yakin Gwandu,was a Nigerian civil servant,Administrator,and Politician who served as the first Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA),Abuja. He planned and executed the development of Nigeria's new federal capital in the 80s.
{{cite web}}
: |last=
has generic name (help)