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= Saheed Afolabi Ashafa =

=== Saheed Afolabi Ashafa, (born 29 September 1977) is a  Nigeria academic, author, investor and Lecturer of Islamic Studies with Ph.D Ashafa, research area is based on Zakat practice and poverty alleviation in South Western Nigeria, is the first serving Amir (president) of the MSSN Lagos to be awarded doctorate degree. ===

He is also a  fellow of the Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals. He was a former Amir(President) of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit between October 2015 and August 2020. He was preceded by Kaamil Kalejaiye and succeeded by Miftahudeen Sanni in that position. He is a Lecturer at the Osun State University. He has publications in reputable journals both locally and internationally.

Early Life
Saheed was born in Ibadan to Ashafa family who hailed from Iwo town of Osun State. His father Abdul Lateef Kehinde Ashafa is a self employed entrepreneur while his mother Afusatu Ashafa is a trader. Saheed Afolabi Ashafa received Islamic education at Modrasatu Ridwanullah in Bariga Lagos, where he learnt the Qur'an and basic rudiment of Islamic knowledge Islamic knowledge. He attended Adekunle Anglican Primary School Makoko and completed his basic education at Abule Okuta Primary School Bariga. In 1990, Saheed was admitted into St Lukes Grammar School, Bariga, Lagos where he graduated in 1995. He proceeded for his PhD at the University of Ilorin between 2012 and 2016 when he graduated. Saheed is also a fellow of the Institute of Islamic Finance Professionals, the area of study where he has his specialization.

Career
Saheed has worked as a classroom teacher with the Lagos State Government at the primary and secondary schools level between 2003 and 2018. He worked at Lagos State University Foundation, Badagry between 2018 and July 2020.He is currently a Lecturer at the Osun State University.

Public Services
Amir (President) of the Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria, Lagos State Area Unit between October 2015 and August 2020. During his tenure as the Amir(President), he has break a lot of new ground and been able to actively partake in government checkmate and human right activism.

One of the ground breaking achievement of his tenure is the winning of the case of hijab which was between between Lagos State Government, Miss Asiyat AbdulKareem (through her father), Miss Moriam Oyeniyi and Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria.at the Court of Appeal, Lagos State.

He has also led the team that train over 5000 youth in capacity building and human development.

He has also been known as one of the leaders of youth organizations that call both the federal government and state government to order whenever any anomalies are being observed and as well commend them whenever necessary.

During the recent Covid-19 outbreak lockdown in the country, he also led his team in providing food materials to the needy in the country and also donate contact less hand washing machine to the Lagos State Government.

He has also been at the forefront of encouraging and rewarding academic excellence during his tenure as the leader of MSSNLagos.

Saheed’s research interest focuses on the area of  Zakat practice and poverty alleviation. He has supervised several undergraduate projects and postgraduates in Islamic  Studies and Islamic Studies Education and Lectured as a part-time lecturer in several higher institutions such as Ekiti State University, Lagos State University and National Open University (NOUN) among others.

He had published several scholarly articles in reputable academic journals as well as conference abstracts both locally and internationally. His core interest is to further expound Islamic economic tools.

Saheed is a receiver of numerous awards. He is also a fellow in the Islamic Finance Professionals.