30/09/2026
From Scholar to Leader — Meet Our Vice Chancellor
Ibrahim Mohammed Sule is a Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Born in Kontagora, the headquarters of Kontagora Local Government in Niger State, on the 23rd September 1966. Prof. Sule obtained the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) from Rimaye Primary School-Kontagora in 1979, West Africa School Certificate Examination (WASCE) from Government Science College Kagara in 1984.
He obtained the Interim Joint Matriculation Board Examination (IJMB) certificate from School of Basic Studies, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1985, B. Pharm from Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1989, M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry) and PhD(Pharmaceutical Chemistry) in 1999 and 2003 respectively, from the prestigious Ahmadu Bello University Zaria.
Prof. Sule began his career as an Intern Pharmacist with Niger State Ministry of Health in 1989 and rose to the rank of Senior Pharmacist in the same ministry.
He joined the service of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in February 1997 as an Assistant Lecturer, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry. He rose through the ranks and became a Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry in 2011.
He held several academic and administrative positions, some of which are: Head, Pharmacy Department, General Hospital Kagara, Niger State in 1992 - 1993, Quality Control Manager, Niger State Infusion Plant, Minna - Niger State, 1993-1994. Head, Pharmacy Department, General Hospital Tungan Magajiya, Niger State, 1993- 1997, Head, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, 2006 - 2010, Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-2007 - 2011, Deputy Director, Directorate of Academic Planning and Monitoring, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria - Dec. 2012-Dec. 2013, Ag. Director, Directorate of Academic Planning and Monitoring, Ahmadu BelloUniversity, Zaria-Dec. 2013 to Feb. 2014 and Director, Directorate of Academic Planning and Monitoring, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Feb. 2014-Feb. 2018.
He was at Gombe State University for a one-year sabbatical leave appointment (June 2018 - May 2019). While on sabbatical, he was Head, Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Gombe State University-July, 2018-May, 2019 and Dean, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Gombe State University, Jan. 2018-May 2019.
On his return to the University, Prof. Sule was appointed Director, Distance Learning Centre, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria from May, 2020 to July 2024 and now is the Vice Chancellor Mercy Medical University Iwara, Iwo Osun State from 1st July 2025 to date.
Prof. Sule is a member of several professional bodies, among which are: Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Nigeria Association Pharmacist in Academia (NAPA) and was a member of the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria (PCN). In his academic journey, Professor Sule had supervised many undergraduate project, forty-one (41) M.Sc. theses (as major and minor supervisor) and twenty-two (22) PhD dissertations (as major and minor supervisor). He has published in over seventy (70) local and international journals (as major and minor author).