Jibril Isa Diso Explained

Jibril Isa Diso
Special Adviser
Term Start:	2003
Term End:	2011
Governor1:	Ibrahim Shekarau
Birth Date:	22 April 1955
Birth Place:	Kano State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Death Place:	Kano, Nigeria
Alma Mater:	Bayero University Kano University of Birmingham
Residence:	Kano State
Profession:	Academic
Website:	Official Website

Jibril Isa Diso (22 April 1955 – 12 July 2024) was a Nigerian academic from Kano State. The country's first blind professor, he served as an adviser to Governor of Kano State Ibrahim Shekarau.^{[1] [2]}

Early life and education

Jibril was born in Diso quarters of Gwale Local Government Area, of Kano State. Jibril started his education in 1962 where he finished his primary education in 1969, he also attended Gindiri Blind Secondary School, Plateau State in 1979. In 1984 Bayero University established the Department of Special Education because of Jibril and admitted him as a first student in the department, Jibril obtained his PhD in Special Education in London University of Birmingham in 1991.^[3]

Career

Jibril started his career at Tudun Maliki School for special needy Kano. Jibril joined the Department of Special Education, Bayero University Kano in 1994 where he became the first visually impaired professor in Nigeria in the year 2019. Jibril has more than 10 publications.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]}

Death

Jibril died in Kano on 12 July 2024, at the age of 69.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sanusi. Sola. 2019-08-27. Meet Jibrin Isah Diso the first visually impaired professor in Nigeria. 2021-02-25. Legit.ng - Nigeria news.. en. 2021-05-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520132802/https://www.legit.ng/1256258-meet-jibrin-isah-diso-visually-impaired-professor-nigeria.html. dead.
2. Web site: 'I want to be the first blind professor in Nigeria'. 2021-02-25. Daily Trust. 4 March 2017 . en.
3. Web site: 2021-02-25. PressReader.
4. https://newsnaira.net/8536/meet-the-first-blind-nigerian-professor-who-was-once-a-special-adviser-to-governor/amp Meet The First Blind Nigerian Professor Who Was Once A Special Adviser To Governor
5. Web site: 2019-11-10. First blind professor: How i defeated disability –Prof Jibrin Diso. 2021-02-25. The Sun Nigeria. en-US.
6. Web site: Dept of Special Education Education. 2021-02-25. edu.buk.edu.ng.
7. Web site: Ahmed. Ibrahim Ali. 2019-08-24. The Blind Professor. 2021-02-25. Sen. Ibrahim Shekarau MEDIA. en.
8. Web site: Lamai. Samuel. 2019-10-31. Permanent Secretary Presents IVM IKENGA 2020 To Winner Of Raffle Draw.. 2021-02-25. Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. en-US.
9. https://dailytrust.com/nigerias-first-visually-impaired-prof-diso-dies-in-kano/ Nigeria's First Visually Impaired Prof, Diso, Dies In Kano