Musa Jega Ibrahim
Dr. Ibrahim obtained an MSc in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. He also obtained a BSc and MSc in Economics from Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria. He began his working career in 1992 as a lecturer in Economics at Ahmadu Bello University and worked as an associate lecturer and research fellow at the University of Strathclyde while he was on a study fellowship between 2001 and 2007. In 2007, Dr. Ibrahim joined the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) with headquarters in Jeddah Saudi Arabia as an economist and subsequently rose to his current position as a lead economist. During his 15 years at the IsDB, he has been involved in various research- and operation-related activities on international development financing and coordinated the preparation and publishing of the IsDB Annual Report between 2018 and 2021. In his current position as a lead economist, he undertakes high-level macroeconomic research to highlight economic and social development challenges to development financing activities for achieving strong economic growth and sustainable development.