Jibril Isa Diso

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]

Jibril Isa Diso
Special Adviser
In office 2003–2011
Governor	Ibrahim Shekarau
Personal details
Born	(1955-04-22)22 April 1955 Kano State, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria
Died	12 July 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 69) Kano, Nigeria
Residence	Kano State
Alma mater	Bayero University Kano University of Birmingham
Profession	Academic
Website	Official Website

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][2][5][6][7][8]}

Death

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