*Prof. Is-haq Olarewaju Oloyede was born in October 1954.
*He hails from Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State.
*He was Vice - Chancellor of the University of Ilorin
*He had his Secondary Education from 1969-1973 at the Progressive
Institute, Agege Lagos and Arabic Training Centre Agege, Lagos, (Markaz)
from 1973–1976 and later to the University of Ibadan between *1976 and 1977 where he obtained a certificate in Arabic and Islamic Studies.
*In July 1982 he was appointed an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Religions of the University.
*He was awarded a B.A. Arabic (First Class Hons) in 1981
*In 1991, he had his Doctorate degree in Islamic Studies also from the University of Ilorin.
*Prof. Oloyede earned several scholarships and prizes during his student
days, notable among which were the Arab League prize for the best final
year Certificate student in Arabic and Islamic Studies in 1977 at the
University of Ibadan; Federal Government undergraduate merit award from
1979 to 1981; Department of Religions Award, University of Ilorin, 1981
and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Award, Unilorin also in 1981.
*Professor Oloyede attended several training programmes across the nation
*He is a fellow of the Islamic Academy of Cambridge, United Kingdom;
Fellow, Academy of Entrepreneurship; Member, Nigerian Association of
Teachers of Arabic and Islamic Studies (NATAIS);
member, Editorial
Board, Centre for Islamic Legal Studies, ABU, Zaria, among, several
others
*Between 1995 and 1998, he was National President of the Unilorin Alumni
Association, and was a two-time 1st and 2nd National Vice-President of
the Association, in previous years.
*Prof. Oloyede was elevated to professorial rank in 1995.
*He was elected the Vice Chancellor on the 15th October 2007 for a single term of five years.
*He is an International Advisory Board members of International Network for Higher Education in Africa (INHEA).
*Prof. Oloyede is married with 4 children and one grandchild.
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