Ibraheem Sulaiman

Ibraheem Sulaiman is a Nigerian legal scholar and academic specialist in Islamic law. He holds a teaching position in the faculty of law at Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria, and is a research fellow at the university's Centre for Islamic Legal Studies. He previously served as director of that center for a decade, making him one of its most senior figures. His research and public engagements focus on Islam, Sharia, and political thought, and he has presented papers at conferences and seminars across many countries. He is the author of two major works on the Sokoto Caliphate: The African Caliphate: The Life, Works, and Teaching of Shaykh Usman Dan Fodio, and The African Caliphate 2: Ideals, Policies and Operation of the Sokoto Caliphate, both published by Diwan Press.