KWASU Appoints Prof. Moshood Jimba Deputy VC
A Professor with the Kwara State University, Malete and Chairman of the Kwara State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Boards, Moshood Mahmood Jimba,has been appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the institution.
Prior to his appointment, he was the Dean of Student Affairs.
Professor Jimba was born in Ilorin, Kwara State, in 1963. He began his education at Azhar Institute, Ogidi, Ilorin, in 1975, and later completed his secondary education at the Institute of Foreign Students, Cairo, Egypt.
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He earned his B.A. in Arabic from Al-Azhar University, Cairo, in 1987, followed by an M.A. in Arabic from the University of Ilorin in 1995, and a Ph.D. in Arabic from the same university in 2006.
Professor Jimba’s academic career spans over three decades, with teaching positions at various institutions, including Kwara State College of Arabic and Islamic Legal Studies, Kogi State University, University of Ilorin, University of Ado-Ekiti, and Nasarawa State University.
He joined Kwara State University, Malete, in 2012, and served as Director, Centre for Ilorin Manuscripts and Culture, before being promoted to full Professor in 2016
