Ibrahim Usman Jibril

Last updated

Ibrahim Usman Jibril
Ibrahim Jibril - 2018 (cropped).jpg
Ibrahim Jibril in 2018
Nigeria Minister of State for Environment
In office
November 11, 2015 –December 2018

Ibrahim Usman Jibril CON (born January 27, 1958) is a Nigerian traditional ruler and administrator. He is the 12th emir of Nasarawa Emirate [1] and was the minister of state for environment between 2015 and 2018 in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. [2]

Contents

Early life

Ibrahim Jibril was born on January 27, 1958, in Nasarawa town to Alhaji Usman Maikwato Jibril and Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim. His grandfather, Malan Jibril, was the eldest son of the 8th emir of Nasarawa, Umaru Maje Haji. He is the great grandson of Sarki Umaru Maje Haji and thus a direct descendant of Umaru Makama Dogo who founded the Nasarawa Emirate. [3]

Education

His education followed the Muslim traditional pattern of Koranic studies which he began at the palace's Koranic school under the tutelage of Mallam Baba and later Mallam Jibril Jatau of Bakin Kogi quarters. He completed primary education at the Nasarawa Central Primary School before proceeding to the Government Secondary School in Nasarawa. From 1976 to 1978, he went to the School of Preliminary Studies at Yola in Adamawa State. Between 1980 and 1983, he studied at Bayero University Kano where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in education and geography. His brilliance and insatiable quest for education[ citation needed ] spurred him to obtain a master's degree in land resource and administration from Bayero University Kano in 1990. [2]

Career

After obtaining his Secondary School Certificate, he was invited to teach at Nasarawa Central Primary School and on completion of his BSc degree, he did his mandatory youth service at the Nigerian Army School of Artillery in Kachia, Kaduna State, as an instructor in map reading. In 1984, he was temporarily a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa and later joined the Plateau State Ministry of Education where he was posted to New Karshi as a teacher. In 1985, he transferred his service to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, where he continued his teaching profession at the Government Secondary School, Kuje, for two years. After obtaining his master's degree in 1990, Jibril left the teaching profession and joined the Department of Land, Planning and Survey of the FCT as a land officer. His intelligence, energy and geniality [4] made him the indispensable man as he was made the secretary to the Committee on Abuja Plan, a committee responsible for collating all data and information on land area and allocated lots in the FCT, Abuja. Altogether, he spent 25 years as a land officer in the FCT. As a land reform specialist, he was the deputy director of Abuja Development Control and the director of the Land Administration Department of the FCT. Later, he went to the Nasarawa State Geographic Information System (NAGIS) where he held various positions. [5]

In October 2015, he was on the list of ministerial nominees to serve the Buhari-led administration and, after being screened by National Assembly, he was appointed as the minister of state for environment on 11 November 2015, a position he held until December 2018.

Following the death of Emir Hassan Ahmad II, Wambai (Prince) Ibrahim Jibril was chosen as the new emir of Nasarawa by the Nasarawa State Traditional Council of Chiefs and, on 7 December 2018, he was appointed emir of Nasarawa in the Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa State by the state governor, Alhaji Umaru Tanko Al-Makura. [6]

On October 11, 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari conferred him as Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON). [7]

Personal life

Jibril is married to two wives, Hajiya Hauwa Kulu and Hajiya Mairo, with seven children named Mohammad, Abdullahi, Mashkoor, Jabir, Mubarak, Salman and Fatima. [2] [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ado Bayero</span> Sarkin Kano

Ado Bayero CFR, LLD, JP was the Emir of Kano from 1963 to 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Katagum</span> Place in Bauchi State, Nigeria

Katagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of north eastern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are peoples from the Fulani, Kanuri, Karai-karai and Hausa tribes. The chief agricultural products include peanuts (groundnuts), sorghum, millet, rice, cowpeas, cotton, indigo, and gum arabic. Livestock include horses, cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and a lot of poultry.

Lere is a Local Government Area and town in the southern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. Lere town is located geographically at the latitude of 10 degrees 39 North and longitude of 8 degrees 57 East. It is the headquarters of the Lere Emirate. The town and its environs have an estimated population of about 553,290 (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.

Sarafadeen Tunji Isola is a Nigerian politician who formerly served as the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. He was appointed to the position by President by Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021 and recalled a year later, on 2 September 2023, by President Bola Tinubu, alongside other Nigerian ambassadors and replaced by Dr. Cyprian T. Heen.

Alhaji Mohammed Awwal Ibrahim is a Nigerian traditional ruler who served as governor of Niger State from October 1979 to December 1983 during the Nigerian Second Republic. He was elected on the National Party of Nigeria (NPN) platform.

Alhaji Muhammadu Abali Ibn Muhammadu Idrissa was appointed 13th Emir, or traditional ruler, of the Fika Emirate on 16 March 2009. The emir's palace is in Potiskum, Yobe State, Nigeria. The Emir is head of the Bole people.

Basheer Lado Garba Mohammed is a Nigerian businessman who was elected Senator for the Kano Central constituency of Kano State, Nigeria in the April 2011 national elections, running on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja</span> Nigerian lawyer and politician

Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja is a Nigerian Senator who represented Kogi East senatorial district in the National Assembly, and a member of the All Progressives Congress.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ibrahim Dabo</span> Emir of Kano

Ibrahim Dabo was the leader of the Fulani Sullubawa in Kano and founder of the eponymous Dabo dynasty. His progeny has lasted over two centuries reigning as Muslim rulers of the ancient city-state of Kano. The dynasty has become synonymous with the ancient city-state in affectionate sayings as "Kano ta Dabo Cigari". They have independently ruled the Kano Emirate from 1819 until the Battle of Kano in 1903 which as a result of British colonisation transformed into the Kano Emirate Council.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Order of the Federal Republic</span> Nigerian order of merit

The Order of the Federal Republic (OFR) is one of two orders of merit, established by the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1963. It is senior to the Order of the Niger.

Ibrahim Kolapo Sulu-Gambari ascended the throne as the 11th Emir of Ilorin and Chairman Kwara State Traditional Rulers Council since 1995 following the demise of his uncle, Mallam Aliyu AbdulKadir. He relinquished his position as the Presiding Justice of Court of Appeal, Lagos Division to become the Custodian of the Shehu Alimi dynasty. He is one of the 10 prominent traditional rulers in northern Nigeria.

Hajiya Nàja’atu Mohammed, also known as Naja'atu Bala Muhammad, is a Nigerian politician and activist. Her father was an associate of Aminu Kano.

Karshi is a town in Nigeria. It is located in the Federal Capital Territory, a satellite town situated in Abuja Municipal Area Council. Its geographical coordinates are 8° 49' 40" North, 7° 33' 0" East and its original name is Karshi. Karshi is about 38 km to Federal capital city of Abuja and 41 km from Karshi to Apo.

Alhaji Gidado Idris, was a Nigerian civil servant who served as the Secretary to the Government and Head of Service of the federation in Nigeria between the year 1995-1999, during the military regime of General Sani Abacha.

Ramatu Tijani Aliyu is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). She was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 August 2019 and served until 29 May 2023. Ramatu was previously the national woman leader of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), later the All Progressive Congress (APC), after the party and other political parties merged (2014-2018).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">New Karshi</span> Town in Nasarawa, Nigeria

New Karshi is a town in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, founded in the 1980s by Muhammadu Bako II. It is a semi-autonomous local government created out of Karu LGA as Karshi Development area with the administrative secretariat in Uke. Karshi has a local government chairman as its administrative head and a seat in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly. Emir of Karshi Emirate, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Sani Bako III, a first class chief is the traditional head of New Karshi. It has a population of about 30,000 people. The predominant tribes are Gwandara, Gbagyi, Gade, Bassa and Hausa.

Alhaji (Dr) Umaru Sanda 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.

Usman Alkali Baba CFR was the 21st Nigerian Inspector General of Police. He was appointed by the President of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari to replace Mohammed Adamu who retired from Nigeria Police Force in February 2021. The Police Council on Friday, June 4, 2021, confirmed the appointment of Alkali Usman Baba as the substantive Inspector General of Police.

Sheikh Ahmad Muhammad Ibrahim Bamba was a Ghanaian Islamic scholar. He worked as a lecturer at Bayero University, Kano. He taught Hadith Sahih al-Bukhari in his Mosque at Tudun Yola Kano State Nigeria. He was called Qala Haddasana, a phrase he mentioned often during his teaching.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usman Musa Shugaba</span> Nigerian police officer

Usman Musa Shugaba is a Nigerian Deputy Commissioner of Police. He has served in various key roles, including as an Aide-de-Camp (ADC) to the Governor of Kogi State, ADC to former First Lady Aisha Buhari, and currently as the Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO) to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

References

  1. ↑ "Buhari congratulates new Emir of Nasarawa, Jibrin". The Nation . December 7, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ministerial nominee, Ibrahim Usman Jibril's CV". Vanguard . October 12, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. 1 2 Muhammad, Ibraheem Hamza (December 30, 2018). "Behold, Jibril, the new Emir of Nasarawa". Daily Trust. Archived from the original on January 2, 2019. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Ibrahim Usman Jibril: A profile of selfless administrator". Universal Reporters. October 13, 2015. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Environment Minister becomes new Emir of Nasarawa". P.M. News . December 6, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Oyeyipo, Shola (December 13, 2018). "Buhari's Minister Resigns, Becomes Emir of Nasarawa". This Day . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ "List of Nigerian national honours award recipients 2022 plus dia categories". BBC News Pidgin . October 11, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.