Staff

Prof. Lateef Onireti Ibraheem

Prof. Lateef Onireti Ibraheem

Post
Professor
Department
Arabic
Email
onireti@unilorin.edu.ng
Office Address
Room 101, Floor 1, Faculty of Arts Building, University of Ilorin
Teaching and Research Area
Arabic and Islamic Literature, Applied Linguistics

Biography

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.