Sir Shettima Kashim Ibrahim, KCMG CBE (10 June 1910 – 25 July 1990)[1] was a Nigerian politician who was head of the Native Administration in Borno State and was a minister for Social Services in the 1950s. He held the traditional title of the 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.[citation needed]
Kashim Ibrahim | |
|---|---|
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| Governor of Northern Nigeria | |
| In office 1962 – 16 January 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Gawain Westray Bell |
| Succeeded by | Hassan Usman Katsina |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 1953–1955 | |
| Regional Minister for Survey | |
| In office 1955–1956 | |
| Waziri of Borno | |
| In office 1956–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Waziri Wali |
| Minister for Social Services | |
| In office 1952–1953 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 June 1910 Maiduguri, Northern Nigeria Protectorate |
| Died | 25 July 1990 (aged 80) Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria |
| Political party | Northern People's Congress |
| Profession | Teacher |
He was a close associate of Sir Ahmadu Bello.[2]
Life
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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 was nominated from the North as a cabinet nominee. Thereafter, he was appointed the Federal minister for Social Services and later that of Education.[citation needed]
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] He was appointed a CBE in 1960 and knighted as a KCMG in 1962.[6]
References
edit- ^ "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