Ali Ahmad (lawyer)

Ali Ahmad
Speaker, 8th Kwara State House of Assembly
In office
8 June 2015 – 7 June 2019
DeputyMathew Okedare
Preceded byAbdurazaq Atunwa
Succeeded byYakubu Danladi Salihu
Member, 7th House of Representatives, Ilorin East/Ilorin South
In office
8 June 2011 – 7 June 2019
Preceded byAbdul-Wahab Oladimeji Isa
Succeeded byAbubakar Amuda Kannike
Attorney-General, Kwara State
In office
2010–2011
Preceded bySaka Abimbola Isau, SAN
Succeeded byKamal Ajibade, SAN
Personal details
Born (1965-11-23) 23 November 1965 (age 58)
Kaduna, Nigeria
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Other political
affiliations		All Progressives Congress
ParentAhmad Tijjani Ali (Father)
Alma materBayero University, Kano
Harvard Law School
George Washington University Law School
ProfessionLawyer, scholar and politician

Ali Ahmad (born November 23, 1965) is a Nigerian lawyer,[1] scholar, and politician. Currently, he is a professor of law at the University of Abuja, Nigeria.[2] His academic career started in 1990 at Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria, and included positions at Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, USA, the University of Ilorin, and Baze University, Abuja, Nigeria. He has practiced law in Nigeria and New York City, United States.[3]

Ali's political career started as a special assistant to the then Governor of Kwara State, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, in 2005. He was elected to Nigeria's 7th House of Representatives in 2011, representing Ilorin East/Ilorin South Federal Constituency.[4] He moved to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2013 and was appointed a member of the Governing Council of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies in 2012.

Under the APC, he contested and won a seat to represent Ilorin South at the Kwara State House of Assembly during the 2015 Nigerian General Elections.[5] He was elected Speaker of the 8th Kwara State House of Assembly. In company with his political group, he moved back to PDP in July 2018. During the gubernatorial primaries of the same year in which he fully participated, he had to step down from the contest to maintain party cohesion, even as he was the candidate to beat.[6]

During the 2023 Nigerian General Election, Ali was appointed and inaugurated by the leader of the party as the Director-General of the gubernatorial campaign council of PDP in Kwara State, which the party lost.[7]

Ali played a key role in the moulding and establishment of the Kwara State University, Malete, during the administration of Governor Saraki in his capacity as Secretary of the Feasibility Committee as well as Secretary of the Planning Committee and the Steering Committee in 2009.[8]

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  2. ^ "Baze University Abuja". bazeuniversity.edu.ng. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  3. ^ "Ali Ahmad – Global Juris". globaljurisconsulting.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  4. ^ Azeezat, Adedigba (December 11, 2017). "State lawmakers will pass 'Not Too Young To Run' bill before Christmas – Kwara Speaker". premiumtimesng. Archived from the original on 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  5. ^ Vanguard, Nigeria (June 9, 2015). "Ex-Rep, Ali emerges new Kwara Speaker, promises robust legislation". Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kwara Assembly Speaker Steps down in Guber Primary – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  7. ^ "2023: Saraki Tasks PDP Campaign Council to Reclaim Power from APC in Kwara – THISDAYLIVE". www.thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2024-03-13.
  8. ^ "MEMBERS OF KWASU STRATEGY PLANNING COMMITTEE – PDF Free Download". docplayer.net. Archived from the original on 2024-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-13.