Ibrahim Idris

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

Ibrahim Idris
Governor of Kogi State
In office
5 April 2008 – 26 January 2012
DeputyPhilip Salawu
Preceded byClarence Olafemi (acting)
Succeeded byIdris Wada
In office
29 May 2003 – 6 February 2008
DeputyPhilip Salawu
Preceded byAbubakar Audu
Succeeded byClarence Olafemi (acting)
Personal details
Born1949 (age 74–75)
Idah, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kogi State, Nigeria)
Political partyPeoples Democratic Party
Spouse
Zainab Idris
​
(died 2014)​
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman

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]

  1. ^ "Ibrahim Idris at 71: Untold story of a former governor who exited poverty". Vanguard News. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ "BREAKING NEWS: Alhaji Idris Ibrahim declared winner of Controversial Kogi State Election Re-Runs". Sahara Reporters. 29 March 2008. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Governor Ibrahim Idris of Kogi State". Nigeria Governors Forum. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
  4. ^ "Confusion In Kogi As Gov Idris Rejects Assembly Speaker, Swears In Gov-Elect Instead…Chief Judge Boycotts Ceremony". IRNG. 27 January 2012. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2012.