Sulyman Age Abdulkareem is a professor of chemical engineering and the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin in Nigeria from 2017 to 2022.
Sulyman Age Abdulkareem | |
|---|---|
| 10th Vice-Chancellor of University of Ilorin | |
| In office 2017–2022 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Ganiyu Ambali |
| Succeeded by | Wahab Egbewole |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sulyman Age Abdulkareem |
| Alma mater | University of Ilorin, University of Detroit, University of Louisville. |
Abdulkareem graduated from University of Detroit in the US in 1980, with BChE and MChE degrees in chemical engineering. In 1988 he was awarded a Ph.D. by the University of Louisville in the US. His areas of specialisation are heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering.[1]
Abdulkareem has worked for the Nigerian Steel Development Company in Ajaokuta, Nigeria, and for 3M in Minnesota, US. He was a research engineer and assistant professor in the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia.[2]
Prior to his appointment at the University of Ilorin, Abdulkareem was Vice-Chancellor of Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin.[3] He was appointed as new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin on 28 August 2017 and took up his role on 16 October 2017. He was preceded by Abdul Ganiyu Ambali.
References edit
- ^ "Unilorin Appoints Prof. Abdulkareem as Vice-Chancellor". www.unilorin.edu.ng. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Prof. Sulyman Age Abdulkareem : A Journey from Grace to Grace". High Profile. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Principal officers, Al-Hikmah University, retrieved 2013-05-31.
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