Dr. Abdulhakeem Zubair

Senior Lecturer

Arabic and Transnational Studies

Department: Arabic and Transnational Studies
Email: zubair.ah@unilorin.edu.ng
Office: Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin
Research/Teaching: Comparative Literature and Translation

Abdulhakeem is a polyglot, a researcher with over 12 years of experience in competencies that cut across academic and administrative issues, primarily about comparative literature activities. He is also a translator and interpreter with three working languages (Arabic, English and French) serving in different administrative and technical capacities at the national and international levels. He is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, an Associate Lecturer in the Institute of Translation Arts and the Deputy Director at the Centre for Internationalization & Strategic Partnership, University of Ilorin.

Qualifications

Ph.D. Arabic, University of Ilorin
M.A. Arabic Studies, University of Ilorin
B.A. Arabic Studies, University of Ilorin

Professional Affiliations

Member, Academic Society for Arabic Language and Literature in Nigeria (ASALLIN)
Member, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Unilorin Chapter
Member, Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters (NITI)

Undergraduate Teaching

ARA 143 Beginners Arabic Reading 1
ARA 381 ICT for Arabic
ARA 384 Introduction to Comparative Literature
ARA 435 The Theatre in Arabic
ARA 481 Modern Arabic Prose
ARA 328 Arabic Composition and Translation

Postgraduate Teaching

ALA 807 Sociolinguistics
ALA 810 Arabic Language and Globalization

Research Affiliations

Department of Arabic Research Team
University of Ilorin Institution based Research (IBR) for 2024/2025 session

Links to Publications

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Email

zubair.ah@unilorin.edu.ng

Office Address

Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin

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