Biography of emir of suleja academy
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Biography of emir of suleja academy
Awwal Ibrahim
Nigerian traditional ruler
Alhaji Mohammed Awwal Ibrahim(Listenⓘ) (born September 8, 1941) 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.[1]
Early life and education
Ibrahim was born in Abuja, now known as Suleja in September 8, 1941.[2] He attended Provincial Secondary School, Bida from 1956 to 1961 and continued further studies at the School for Arabic Studies, Kano.
He earned a degree in English from Abdullahi Bayero College in 1967 and a masters in 1970. He joined Ahmadu Bello University in 1967 as a lecturer of languages. From 1967 to 1976, Ibrahim moved up within the administrative ranks, he was acting registrar of Bayero University Kano and Executive Secretary of the Center for Cultural Studies between 1973 and 1975.
When Niger State was created in 1976, his services was tra