Nassir BELLO,

Librarian

BA, MLS, Ph.D, librar ian, born March 15,1942, Okengwe, Okene, Kogi State; married Sa'adatu 1973, two sons, three daughters; Education: Roman Catho lic School, Okene, 1947-53, Arabic Teach- 365 BELLO ers' College, Agege, Lagos, 1954-57,School ofArabic Studies, Kano, 1960-64, Abdullahi Bayero College (now Bayero University), Kano 1967-72, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, 1975-76, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, 1979-82; Career: Ap pointed Teacher, Local Education Authority, Okene, 1965-67; Tutor (Executive Officer II), Head, Department of Arabic Studies, Okene Teachers' College, Okene, 1972; As sistant Librarian, Abdullahi Bayero College, Ahmadu Bello, University(now Bayero Uni versity), Kano, 1973 and later promoted Deputy University Librarian; member, Ni gerian Library Association; Publications: Tarikh Ulama 'u Igbirra, Dar Maarifi, Cairo, 1963; Islam and Alhaji Ibrahim In Igbirra Land Lafia Tayo Printing Press, Ikare, 1963; and several articles, in professional journals; Hobbies: reading, writing; Home: Okengwe, Okene, Kogi State.