Kashim Ibrahim
| Kashim Ibrahim | |
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Governor of Northern Nigeria
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In office 1962 – 16 January 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Gawain Westray Bell |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Usman Katsina |
| Minister for Education | |
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In office 1953–1955 | |
| Regional Minister for Survey | |
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In office 1955–1956 | |
| Waziri of Borno | |
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In office 1956–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Waziri Wali |
| Minister for Social Services | |
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In office 1952–1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 June 1910 Maiduguri, Borno State |
| Died |
25 July 1990 (aged 80) Maiduguri, Borno State |
| Political party | Northern People's Congress |
| Profession | Teacher |
Sir Shettima Kashim Ibrahim (10 June 1910 – 25 July 1990)[1] was a Kanuri politician who was head of the Native Administration in Borno and was a minister for Social Services in the 1950s. He held the traditional title of Waziri of the Emirate of Borno after two previous Waziris had been forced to resign as a result of scandals in the Borno local administration.
He was a close associate of Ahmadu Bello.[2]
Life
Ibrahim was born in Gargar Ward, Yerwa to the family of Ibrahim Lakanmi.[3] He started his education learning Arabic and Quran before attending Borno Provincial School in 1922. In 1925, he was admitted into the Katsina Training College and finished his studies with a teacher's certificate in 1929. He started working as a teacher in 1929 at the Borno Middle School and by 1933, he had become a Provincial Visiting Teacher. He was later promoted to a Senior Visiting Teacher and education officer for the province of Borno. He was conferred with the title of Shettima of Borno in 1935 and for a while he was known as Shettima Kashim. He joined politics in 1951-52, when he was elected into the Northern Regional Assembly, he as nominated from the North as a cabinet nominee. Thereafter, he was appointed the Federal minister for Social Services and later that of Education.
In 1956, he was appointed as the Waziri of Borno by the Shehu.[4] Waziri Ibrahim, became the Governor of the Northern region in 1962, holding office until the military coup of 16 January 1966 that brought Major General Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi to power.[5] His was appointed a CBE in 1960 and knighted KCMG in 1962.[6]
References
- ↑ "Ibrahim, Sir Kashim", in Christopher Osadiaye Orumwese Ugowe, Eminent Nigerians of the twentieth century, Hugo Books, 2000, p. 155.
- ↑ Ahmadu Bello, My Life, Cambridge University Press, 1962, p. 31.
- ↑ "The Settlement of 1960: Who was Who" (PDF). Sati Fwatshak and Philip Ostien. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
- ↑ Rosalynde Ainslie, Catherine Hoskyns, Ronald Segal. Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, 1961, p. 128.
- ↑ "Provinces and Regions of Nigeria". WorldStatesmen. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
- ↑ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Ronald Segal, with Catherine Hoskyns & Rosalynde Ainslie. Political Africa: A Who's Who of Personalities and Parties. London: Stevens & Sons, 1961.