Abdulhakeem is a multilinguist 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, University of Ilorin. He holds an M.A in Arabic Studies, Ph.D. in Comparative Literature.
He has to his credit fifteen publications in reputable outlets covering journals, edited conference proceedings, chapters in books. Dr. Zubair is a member, Nigerian Institute of Translators and Interpreters. He is also a member of many professional bodies within and outside Nigeria.