Emir of Ilorin appoints new Chief Imam of Ilorin

by · The Eagle Online

The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman of the Kwara State Traditional Rulers, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, has approved the appointment of Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam Fulani as the 13th Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate.

This was as Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq commended the appointment, urging the people of Ilorin to rally round him.

This was revealed in a statement issued Wednesday by the Spokesman of the Emir, Dr. Abdulazeez Arowona.

The appointment followed a rigorous selection process in which Sheikh Fulani emerged victorious among several distinguished scholars vying for the prestigious spiritual leadership position.

This appointment came five months after the tragic death of the revered and widely loved late Chief Imam, Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Imam, who died on January 19, 2026.

Sheikh Fulani, 42, is a grandson of the 8th Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Ibrahim Dasuki Imam Fulani Agaka, and son of the 10th Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Maliki bn Dasuki Agaka.

Sheikh Fulani is the founder and proprietor of Darul Bisharah Arabic and Islamic Studies, Airport, Egbejila, Ilorin.

He also served as the Imam, leading daily and weekly Jumu’ah prayers, at Afusat Oloriegbe Memorial Mosque, Oko Olowo, Ilorin. 

The new Chief Imam is also a presenter of the Al-Bisharah Islamic Foundation Radio Programme on Radio Kwara during Ramadan and teaches at Darul Kitab College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin.

The new Chief attended Al-Hikmah University, where he is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Islamic Studies.

He also attended Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, where he bagged Bachelor of Arts in 2014, Bachelor of Arts in Islamic Shari’ah, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (Institute of Education), where he bagged Diploma in Arabic Islamic Education.

He also attended Darul Kitab wa Sunnah, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin in 2007 and Oke Suna LGEA Primary School, Ilorin.

Alhaji Sulu-Gambari offered prayers for the new Chief Imam’s successful reign, wishing him long life, sound health, and divine wisdom to effectively pilot the affairs of the Muslim Ummah.

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AbdulRazaq heartily congratulated Sheikh Fulani on his appointment as the new Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate. 

In a statement on Wednesday night by the governor’s Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Moshood Agboola, he commended Sulu-Gambari on the choice of the 42-year-old Sheikh Fulani to assume such a big responsibility. 

He said: “The choice of a young and vibrant Azhari scholar as the new Chief Imam Fulani reflects the commitment of our community, which His Royal Highness symbolises, to continue to mobilise different demographies of the Muslim ummah for greater good and development.

“I ask Allaah to guide and protect the new Chief Imam, perfect His blessings upon him, and give him long life and good health in the service of the ummah. 

“I also urge everyone to rally round the new Chief Imam in the overall interest of our community.”

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