Ahmad Abubakar Gumi

Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
Sheikh; Ahmad Abubakar Gumi
Title	Grand Mufti (muftil-am.مفتل عام(arabic))
Personal
Born	1 October 1960; Kaduna State, Nigeria
Religion	Islam
Nationality	Nigerian
Ethnicity	Hausa
Era	Modern era
Region	Northern Nigeria
Denomination	Sunni
Jurisprudence	Maliki
Movement	Malikiyya
Main interest(s)	Fiqh, Tafsir, and Tauheed,
Notable idea(s)	My Vote, My Pride in 2014
Alma mater	Sardauna Memorial College (SMC), Ahmadu Bello University, Umm al-Qura University
Occupation	Medical Doctor Consultant, Islamic cleric, Teacher, and Mufassir
Muslim leader
	Influenced by Ibn Taymiyah, Malik Ibn Anas, Abubakar Gumi, Muhammad Ibn Abd al-wahhab;

Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is an Islamic cleric, scholar and former military officer with the rank of captain in the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA), he is the current Mufti and mufassir at the Kaduna central mosque Sultan Bello.[1][2]

Early life

Ahmad Gumi is the eldest son to late Shaykh Abubakar Gumi,[3] he was born in Kaduna state.

Education

Ahmad Gumi attended Sardauna Memorial College (SMC) for his senior secondary education, then he was admitted into the Ahmadu Bello University to study medicine, after his graduation he was enlisted into the Nigeria Defence Academy. Gumi resigned from military service at the rank of Captain and moved to Saudi Arabia to further his Islamic education at the Umm al-Qura University where he studied Islamic Jurisprudence and Tafsir. His colleagues at the university included Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Saud Al-Shuraim. He also gives annual Ramadan Tafseer in Sultan Bello Mosque Unguwan sarki Kaduna.

Military career

He served in the Nigerian Defence Academy as a military officer, and retired at the rank of captain.

References

"Abin da na fada wa Atiku a Kaduna – Dr Ahmad Gumi". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
Inyang, Ifreke (2012-08-15). "Kaduna Blast: "I am on the list of those targeted by terrorists" - Sheikh Gumi". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
"Log In - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.

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[1] "Abin da na fada wa Atiku a Kaduna – Dr Ahmad Gumi". BBC News Hausa (in Hausa). 2018-07-04. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

[2] Inyang, Ifreke (2012-08-15). "Kaduna Blast: "I am on the list of those targeted by terrorists" - Sheikh Gumi". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2020-03-04.

[3] "Log In - Oxford Islamic Studies Online". www.oxfordislamicstudies.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.