According to a news report from Leadership, Professor Moshood Mahmood Jimba of Kwara State University, Malete, has been appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration) of the institution. Prior to this role, he served as the Dean of Student Affairs.

Born in Ilorin, Kwara State, in 1963, Professor Jimba began his education at Azhar Institute, Ogidi, Ilorin, in 1975 and completed his secondary education at the Institute of Foreign Students, Cairo, Egypt.

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, served as Director of the Centre for Ilorin Manuscripts and Culture, and was promoted to full Professor in 2016.