Prof. Lateef Onireti Ibraheem
Professor
Arabic
Prof. Ibraheem is a native of Ojoku in Oyun Local Government of Kwara State. He was a Lecturer at the Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal from 1998 – 2005. He joined the University of Ilorin as an Assistant lecturer and researcher in Arabic on January 3rd, 2006. He is presently a Professor in the Department of Arabic. He did his Sabbatical Leave at the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Abuja 2021-2022. He was a Chairman of the Faculty of Arts Technical Committee on Result Computation and a member of the Technical Committee, Faculty of Arts postgraduate Board of Studies. Currently, the Postgraduate Programme Coordinator at the Department of Arabic. He was the HOD, Department of Arabic, 2016-2018. The Faculty of Arts Representative to Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences (CIS), Unilorin 2017 to 2019, Faculty of Arts Representative to Faculty of Law, 2015- 2017, Secretary, Editorial Board, Alimi Journal of Arabic Studies (AJAS), 2013 to 2017, Assistant Director, Advancement Centre (AC), University of Ilorin, 2013-2016, Assistant Director (Operation) at the Centre for International Education (CIE), Unilorin. 2010-2013, Assistant Director (Administration) at the Centre, 2008-2010; Department of Arabic Coordinator, Remedial Programme, Unilorin from 2009 to 2014; the Level Adviser/Registration Officer, Department of Arabic, University of Ilorin. 2006-20010; Examination Officer, Department of Arabic, Unilorin 2010-2015 and Departmental Translator, Department of Arabic, Unilorin, Member, Faculty of Arts Web-link committee 2010 to 2014. He is a Fellow of the African Humanity Program awarded by the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS). He is the Mufti (Ground Jurist) of Ojokuland, Chief Imam, and Ground Murshid Badruddinil-Islami Assalat Circle of Nigeria. Member of Local, National, and International Learned Association.
Qualifications
- PhD. (Arabic), University of Ilorin, Ilorin 2011
- Post Graduate Diploma (P.G.D) in Teaching Arabic as a Foreign Language (TAFL), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2007
- Post Graduate Diploma in Education (P.G.D.E.), Unilorin. 2003
- M.A. Degree, University of Ilorin, Ilorin. 2002
- B.A. (Hons) Degree, (2nd Class Upper), University of Ilorin, Ilorin. 1995
- Senior Secondary Education in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Arabic Training Centre (Markaz), Agege (Distinction) 1986
- GCE “0” Level, West Africa Examination Council 1985
- (vii)Junior Secondary School in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Markaz, Agege, Lagos 1983
Professional Affiliations
- Teachers registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) 2023
- The International Union of Languages and Translation 2021 to 2023
- Member, Arab Society of English Language Studies (ASELS), Kuwait. 2014 to date
- Member, International Council of Arabic Language, Lebanon. 2012 to date
- Member, International League of Islamic literature, Riyadh. 2008 to date
- Member, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Unilorin. 2006 to date
- Member, Nigeria League of Islamic Literature 1995 to date
- Member, Academic Society for Arabic Language and Literature in Nigeria (ASALLIN) 1999 to date
- (x)Member, Nigeria Association of Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS). 1998 to date
Undergraduate Teaching
- ALA 125 Introduction to Arabic Literature
- ALA 127 Introduction to Islamic Literature (al-Adabul-Islami)
- ARA 141 Beginners’ Arabic Conversation I
- ARA 142 Beginners’ Arabic Conversation II
- ARA 143 Beginners’ Arabic Reader I
- ARA 144 Beginners’ Arabic Reader II
- ARA 145 Beginners’ Arabic Grammar
- ARA 144 Beginners’ Arabic Reader II
- ARA 145 Beginners’ Arabic Grammar
- ARA 243 An-Nahw
- ARA 263 Arabic Structures
- ARA 225 Pre-Islamic Arabic Literature
- ARA 226 Arabic Literature of the Early Islamic and Umayyad Periods.
- ARA 322 Arabic Literature of the Late Abbasid Period
- ARA 328 Arabic Composition
- ARA 332 Phonetics and Phonology
- ARA 351 Major Themes in Classical Arabic Literature
- ARA 421 Arabic Literature of Post-Classical Period
- ARA 422 Modern Arabic Poetry
- ARA 424 Nigerian Literature in Arabic
- ARA 437 Modern Arabic Literary Criticism
- ARA 432 Arabic Literature in Spain
Postgraduate Teaching
- ALA 801 Research Methodology
- ALA 808 Applied Linguistics
- ALA 812 Translation
- ALI 810 Modern Arabic Poetry
- ALI 813 Al’adabul ‘Islamī (Islamic Literature)
- ALA 923 Practical Translation From Arabic
- ALA 924 Practical Translation into Arabic
- ALI 926 Modern Arabic Fiction
- ALI 927 Three Major Arabic Playwrights
- ALI 928 Doctorial Seminar II
- ALI 924 Three Modern Arabic Poets
Research Affiliations
- Dynamic Research Group, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin
- CCMAS Digital Humanities Group
- Arabic/Islamic Research Gropu, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin
- Trans-Border Reseach Group, University of Ilorin, Ilorin
- GLOBAL ASSOCIATION FOR MSMEs AND SDGs RESEARCH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: AFRICAN CHAPTER
- Globalhaven Research Initiative Group
Links to Publications
Get in Touch
For enquiries or collaborations, please use the contact details below.
Office Address
Room 101, Floor 1, Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin

Department of Arabic, Faculty of Arts, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
08035136157
arabic@unilorin.edu.ng