Idris Ibrahim Alao

Idris Ibrahim ALAO is a lecturer, Department of Islamic Law, Faculty of Law, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. He had previously worked at the College of Law, Fountain University, Osogbo, where he pioneered academic activities in the Department of Islamic Law. He is a polymath with profound interests in the interactions between Shari‘ah and law, legal translation, legal education and practice, education law among others, and has a great passion for Islamic Law, particularly Islamic law discourse on (social) entrepreneurship. He is a seasoned Legal Arabist and certified translator with cognate experience, and had consulted on translation for local and international organizations. His certified translations have been tended for official and documentation purposes in embassies, government agencies and educational institutions in Nigeria and abroad. He has published learned articles in reputable local and international academic journals. His Arabo-Islamic legal creative initiatives have received recognition in the Islamic World as featured in the 2022 Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) report titled, “At-Ta’lim al-‘Arabiy al-Islamiy fi Naijiriya: Tatawwuratuhu warahanatuhu al-Mustaqbaliyyah” (Arabo-Islamic Education in Nigeria: Its Development and Future Stakes).