Sheikh Dr Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussaini is currently the head of the Supreme Council for Fatwa and Islamic Affairs in Nigeria and a mem­ber of the Muslim Council of Elders which em­braces prominent scholars.

Early Studies: Sheikh Ibrahim was born in Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria in 1938 and started his quest for knowledge at a very young age by ac­companying his father, Sheikh Muhammad Al-Salih bin Yunus Al-Nawwy. He lost his father at the age of seven, and completed his initial studies at the Su­preme Islamic Institute in Nigeria and then studied at the hands of renowned scholars in countries such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco, India, Pakistan, Senegal, Niger and Sudan.

Scholar: Sheikh Ibrahim lectures in the fields of tafsir (exegesis) and hadith as well as Islamic Sciences, jurisprudence and ethics. He has authored over 100 written works. He has held and several significant positions, some of which are: founder and mentor of the Islamic Renaissance Or­ganization, Adviser to the Federal Government on its Islamic Affairs since 1992, Assistant Secretary-Gen­eral for African Affairs in the World Islamic People’s Leadership 1989, among others.

Current: He opened the Sheikh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh Islamic Centre, which focuses on teaching and research. Its aim is to “promote a better understanding of contemporary challenges and how to face and handle such challenges in today’s world”.