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Ibrahim Zakzaky

1953 - Today

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Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzaky (alternately Ibraheem Zakzaky, Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky; born 5 May 1953) is a Nigerian religious leader. An outspoken and prominent Shi'a leader in Nigeria, he has been imprisoned several times for what he sees as injustice, especially the system of corruption in his country. Zakzaky claims that only Islam can offer solution to the complex socio-political problems facing Nigeria, which has over the years stagnated the country's development. In a lecture he has delivered in marking the occasion of Sheikh Uthman Bn Fodio Week (May 2023) organized by the Academic Forum of Islamic Movement, Zakzaky stated that he is continuing the Jihad of Uthman Bn Fodio to make sure that Islam becomes the ruling religion in not only Nigeria but the entirety of West Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ibrahim Zakzaky is the 519th most popular social activist (down from 486th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 38th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Nigerian Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Ibrahim Zakzaky ranks 519 out of 840. Before him are Ernestine Rose, Micaela Bastidas, Estela de Carlotto, Teuku Umar, Hawa Abdi, and Katie Eder. After him are Tarab Abdul Hadi, Meena Keshwar Kamal, Szeto Wah, Vladimir Burtsev, Joseph Weydemeyer, and Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Ibrahim Zakzaky ranks 348. Before him are Viktor Kozin, Željko Jerkov, Robert Charles Wilson, Ron Clements, Rosie Stephenson-Goodknight, and Raoul Peck. After him are Peter Firth, Gérard Janvion, Grażyna Szapołowska, Ján Babjak, Vera Komisova, and Carla Bodendorf.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky ranks 48 out of 309. Before him are Peter Okpaleke (1963), Tijani Babangida (1973), Anthony Olubunmi Okogie (1936), Omowunmi Sadik (1964), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), and Alex Iwobi (1996). After him are Sunday Oliseh (1974), Buchi Emecheta (1944), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), Nwankwo Kanu (1976), Abubakar Shekau (1974), and Finidi George (1971).

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Nigeria

Among social activists born in Nigeria, Ibrahim Zakzaky ranks 2. Before him are Ken Saro-Wiwa (1941). After him are Adenike Oladosu (1994).

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