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Nigerian politician (born 1949)

For the Yemeni detained at Guantanamo Bay, see Ibrahim Othman Ibrahim Idris.

Ibrahim Idris (; born 1949)^[1] is a Nigeria politician and businessman who served as the governor of Kogi State from 2003 to 2008 and from 2008 to 2012.^[2] He is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).^[3] Idris was succeeded by his brother-in-law Captain Idris Wada, who won election in December 2011 and took office in January 2012.^[4]

Background

Ibrahim Idris was born in 1949 at Idah town, Idah Local Government Area of Kogi State.

He started his primary education in 1954 in Onitsha, Anambra State.

Kogi state governor elect biography of christopher

In 1962, he moved to Kano, where he completed his primary education in 1963. He moved to Buguma in Rivers State where he enrolled in King's Commercial College in 1964. He holds a bachelor's degree from University of Abuja^[3]

After leaving school he launched the Ibro Trading Company, with interests in