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Prof. Dr. Abdalla M Ibrahim

Vice Rector for Research & Development
Prof. Dr. Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim is currently working as Vice-Rector for Research and Development and Professor of Parasitology at Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia. He also serves as Director of Abrar Research and Training Centre at the same University. He received his PhD (2015) and MSc. (2006) from Sudan University of Science and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan. His BSc. (1998) was from the University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, where he was awarded the University Prize for the Best academic performance in Biochemistry for the Intermediate year. His school certificate (1992) was from Hantoob Higher Secondary School, the best historically national school in Sudan. He is an active member of the Sudanese Veterinary Association (SVA), Khartoum, Sudan, and the Professional Association of Sudanese Higher Education Academic Staff, Khartoum, Sudan. His research area focuses on Parasitology and Epidemiology where he published about 61 Journal and conference papers and submissions to the International Gene bank as well. Continuously learning for improvement in the above research areas, Dr. Ibrahim attended about 36 international and national training courses and workshops. Dr. Ibrahim supervised 10 published Thesis (7 MSc., 1 PhD and 2 Graduation Thesis).

Experience & Activities

Educational Background:

  • 2015: PhD, Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan.
  • 2006: M. V. Sc. Sudan University of Science and Technology, Sudan.
  • 1998: B. V. Sc. University of Khartoum, Sudan.
  • 1992: Higher Secondary School Certificate. Hantoob National Higher Secondary school, Sudan.

Professional Experience:

  • 2021: Vice Rector for Research and Development, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2019: Vice Rector, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2019: Promoted to Full Professor of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2019: Lecturer of Research Methodology Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2018: Director of Academic Affairs, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2016: Director of Abrar Research & Training Center (ARTC), Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2016: Promoted to Associate professor of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2016: Dean College of Veterinary Medicine, Abrar University, Mogadishu, Somalia.
  • 2016: Lecturer of Medical Helminthology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Abrar University, Somalia.
  • 2016: Lecturer of Medical Entomology and Protozoology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Abrar University, Somalia.
  • 2015: Lecturer of Zoology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Abrar University, Somalia.
  • 2015: Promoted to Assistant professor of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University     of Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan.
  • 2011-2016: Head Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of   Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan.
  • 2007 -2009: Examinations Officer, College of Vet. Sc. University of Bahrel-Ghazal.
  • 2006 – 2011: Full time lecturer, Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, University of Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan (Now: South Sudan).
  • 2004 up-to 2006: Studying on the susceptibility of rats and Sudanese donkeys to Trypanosoma evansi experimental infection (M.Sc.)
  • 2003 up-to-2008: Coordinator, 3rd level students University of Bahr El Ghazal.
  • 1999 – 2005: Part-time teaching assistant Department of Biology, College of Education, University of Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan (Now: South Sudan).
  • 1999 – 2005: Full time teaching assistant Department of Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science, University of Bahr el Ghazal, Sudan (Now: South Sudan).
  • 1998 – 1999: Part-time teaching assistant Department of Public Health, College of Environmental Science, University of Gezira, Sudan.

 Publications:

Journal Publications

  1. Ahmed A. Hassan-Kadle, Aamir M. Osman, Mohamed A. Shair, Omar M. Abdi, Abdulkarim A. Yusuf, Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Rafael F. C. Vieira (2021). Rift Valley fever and Brucella spp. in ruminants, Somalia. BMC Veterinary research 17:280. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-021-02980-0
  2. Abdulkarim A. Yusuf, Ahmed A. Hassan-Kadle, Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan-Kadle, Abdullahi M. Yasin, Maha Khojaly, João L. Garcia, Rafael F. C. Vieira (2021). Prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii and anti-Brucella spp.   antibodies in pregnant women from Mogadishu, Somalia. Front. Reprod. Health 3:672885. doi: 103389/frph.2021.672885
  3. Osman, A. M., Oladele, O. A., Ibrahim, A. M., & … (2021). Seroprevalence of   Newcastle disease in backyard chickens in selected districts of Banadir region, Somalia. Tropical Animal Health ….             https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11250-021-02622-5
  4. Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle; Abdalla M. Ibrahim; Hamisi S. Nyingilili;      Abdulkarim     A. Yusuf; Thállitha S. W. J. Vieira; Rafael F. C. Vieira (2020).             Parasitological and molecular detection of Trypanosoma spp. in cattle, goats and            sheep in Somalia. Parasitology 147, 1786–1791.             https://doi.org/10.1017/S003118202000178X.
  5. Ehab Mossaad, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Tamador E.E. Angara, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Keisuke Suganuma (2020).      Prevalence of different trypanosomes in livestock in Blue Nile and West      Kordofan States, Sudan. Acta Tropica, vol. 203, 105302
  6. Ahmed Abdulkadir Hassan-Kadle; Abdalla M. Ibrahim; Hamisi S. Nyingilili;      Abdulkarim     A. Yusuf; Thállitha S. W. J. Vieira; Rafael F. C. Vieira (2019).             Parasitological, serological and molecular survey of camel trypanosomiasis in Somalia. Parasites & Vectors 12:598. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-019-3853-5
  7. Tamador- Elkhansaa Elnour Angara, Adil Abdelrahman Ali Ismail, Safa Eltoum Elradi,    Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Yassir Adam Shauib (2019).          Towards a Feasible Bovine Brucellosis Control Strategy in Khartoum State,   Sudan. E-Cronicon. Veterinary Science vol: pp.
  8. Shadia Ahmed M Lazim, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim and Amani Bushra Ahmed. “Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii in cattle, Sheep and Goats from River   Nile State, Sudan”. Multidisciplinary Advances in Veterinary Science 2.2 (2018):            332-337.
  9. Osamu Kaneko, Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Ms. Mika Takeda, Tawee Saiwichai, Jesse Gitaka, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup, Mr. Yuhei Imasato, Ehab Mossaad, Ali Sarani,             Winai Kaewlamun, Manun Channumsin, Suchart Chaiworakul, Wichit Katepongpun,  Surapong Teeveerapunya, Jarus Panthong, Dominic Mureithi, Saw     Bawm, Lat Htun, Mar Win,  Ahmed Ismail, Abdalla Ibrahim, Keisuke     Suganuma, Hassan Hakimi, Ryo Nakao, Prof. Ken Katakura, Masahito Asada   (2018). Genetic homogeneity of goat malaria parasites in Asia and Africa    suggests their expansion with domestic goat host. Scientific report. 8:5827, DOI:    10.1038/541598-018-24048-0
  10. Lee, Seung-Hun, Mossaad, Ehab, Ibrahim, Abdalla Mohamed, Ismail, Ahmed Ali, Moumouni, Paul Franck Adjou, Liu, Mingming, Ringo, Aaron Edmond, Gao, Yang, Guo, Huanping, Li, Jixu, Efstratiou, Artemis, Musinguzi, Peter, Angara,          Tamador E.E., Suganuma, Keisuke, Inoue, Noboru, Xuan, Xuenan (2018). Detection and molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens infecting sheep   and goats in Blue Nile and West Kordofan states in Sudan. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 9: 598-604. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.01.014
  11. Ahmed A. H. Kadle; Abdalla M. Ibrahim; Shadia A. Mohamed; Abdulkarim A Yusuf (2018). Comparative evaluation of serological tests for the detection of Brucella     infection in camels. European Academic Research, 5(10), pp. 5499-5507.
  12. Ahmed A. H. Kadle, Shadia A. M. Lazim, Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Mihad F. Elawad (2017). Sero-epidemiological Study on Camel Brucellosis in Somalia. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH, Vol. V, Issue 6/ September 2017, pp. 2925-2942.
  13. Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim; Safa Hussein Bushara; Nabeela Khaleel Rakib; Zoalnorain S.H. Salim (2017). Sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii among HIV-positive and HIV-negative subjects from Khartoum State, Sudan. Proceedings of 4th   International Congress on Pathogens at the Human-Animal Interface (ICOPHAI 2017): Environmental Changes and Impact on Global Health. November 7-9, 2017. The Ritz Carlton, Doha, Qatar.
  14. Abdalla MI, Ahmed AHK and Hamisi SN (2017). Microscopic and Molecular Detection of Camel Anaplasmosis and Piroplasmosis in Banadir region, Somalia. J Vet Sci        Res 2017, 2(1): 000127.
  15. Ibrahim A. M., Hassan A. A. and Nyingilili H. S. (2017). Microscopic and Molecular Detection of Camel Piroplasmosis in Gadarif State, Sudan. Veterinary Medicine International, Veterinary Medicine International, Volume 2017, Article ID     9345231, 5 pages. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/9345231.
  16. Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Tamador Elkhansa Elnour Angara, Ahmed Ali Ismail (2016). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Brucella abortus in dairy animals from the Sudan: special emphasis to their serological co-existence.     Journal of Applied Veterinary Sciences, 1(1): 37-42.
  17. Ibrahim, A.M.,Kadle, A.A.H. and Yusuf, A.A. (2016). Gastro-Intestinal Parasites of Camels (Camelusdromedarius) from Mogadishu, Somalia. Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 6, 112-118.http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojvm.2016.67015
  18. Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim andAdam DawoudAbakar(2015). Human Toxoplasmosis in the Sudan: A Review. EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH III, Issue6/ September 2015, pp. 6890-6904.
  19. Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim,Safa Hussein Bushara, NabeelaKhaleelRakib, Zoalnorain S.H.Salim, Adam Dawoud Abakar (2015).  Seroprevalence and Analysis of Some Risk Factors Associated with Human Toxoplasmosis among HIV Patients Attending Bashyer University Teaching Hospital, Sudan.EUROPEAN ACADEMIC RESEARCH Vol. III, Issue 6/ September 2015, pp. 6198-2615.
  20. Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Ismail, Tamador-Elkhansa E. Angara, Osman M. Osman (2015). Detection of Antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Dairy Camels from the Khartoum State, Sudan. Sud. J. Sci. Tech.     16(Suppl.): 60-68
  21. Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Ismail, Ali M. A/Majid, Ahmed H. A/Rahman, and Tamador-Elkhansa E. Angara (2015). Packed Cell Volume Values of Sudanese Camels Raised Under Open System: With Emphasis to its Importance for “Guffar” Management and Sud. J. Sci. Tech. 16(Suppl.): 69-76.
  22. Shadia Ahmed MohmedLazim*1. AbdelrahimIdrisAbdelrahim1, Ahmed Ali Ismail2, and Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim1 (2015). Clinical Parameters of Goats Experimentally Infected withTrypanosoma Vivax.Journal of Applied and Industrial Sciences, 2015, 3 (4):137-140.
  23. Al shafei NK, Ahmed SM, Ibrahim AM (2015). Some Sero-biochemical Reference Values of Working Donkeys (Equusasinus) from the Sudan. Biochem Anal Biochem 4: 202. doi:10.4172/2161-1009.1000202
  24. Ibrahim A.M. Ismail A. A. Angara T. E.E. Osman M. O. (2014). Area-wide Detection of Anti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Dairy Animals from the Khartoum State, Journal of life sciences, Vol. 8: (9), Pp.723-730.DOI: 10.17265/1934-7391/2014.09.001
  25. Ibrahim A.M. Ismail A. A. Angara T. E.E. Osman M. O. (2014). Serological survey on Toxoplasma gondii infection in Dairy Cows from the Sudan using ELISA.   Global Journal of Animal Sciences, Livestock Production and Animal breeding, 2: (3), pp. 114-118. Available at:
  26. Ibrahim A.M. Ismail A. A. Angara T. E.E. Osman M. O. (2014).Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in Dairy Cattle and the Co-herded camels, sheep and goats in  Dairy farms in the Khartoum State, Sudan.JournalofApplied and Industrial          Sciences, 2(5): 206-212.
  27. Ibrahim A. M.;Osman M. O.; Rabab H. M.; Ismail A. andTamado- Elkhansa .E.A. (2014).Sero-Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Different Horses Groups from Khartoum State, Sudan. Journal ofApplied and IndustrialSciences, 2(4): 152-157.
  28. Angara T-E.E, Ismail A. A, Ibrahim A.M. (2014). An Overview on the Economic Impacts of Animal Trypanosomiasis Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol:  3, Issue: 7 July  2014
  29. Shadia Mohamed Ahmed, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Nabaa Kamal Alshafie, Rabab Haroun Mohammed, Ahmed Ali Ismail and Tamador Elkhansa Elnour Angara. (2014). The first Report on Sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in working Horses and Donkeys in The Sudan. Journal of life sciences, vol.7, No 12, pp. 1284-1287.
  30. Hassan, A. Ibrahim, R. Mohamed and H. Aden, “Preliminary Assessment of Goat Piroplasmosis in Benadir Region, Somalia,” Open Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Vol. 3 No. 6, 2013, pp. 273-276. doi: 10.4236/ojvm.2013.36044.
  31. Shadia A. M. L. ;Abdelrahim I.  A.; Ismail, A. A. and Ibrahim, A. M. (2014). Clinical     and some haematological parameters of goats experimentally infected with Trypanosoma vivax in Sudan   J. of Applied and Ind.Sci. 2(6): 272-275.
  32. Nabaa Kamal Al shafei, Shadia Mohamed Ahmed, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim.  Some Sero-biochemical Reference Values of Working Donkeys (Equusasinus) from the Sudan. Journal of Life Sciences, USA.
  33. Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Geysen D, Tamador E.E. Angara, Ahmed A. Isamail Shadia M.   (2012). Studies on blood parasites of working donkeys in Khartoum State, with the reference to piroplasms: molecular confirmation. Proceedings of 45th  European Veterinary Conference “de Voorjaarsdagen” Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands, from April 5 – 7, 2012. P 306.
  34. Abdalla M. Ibrahim,Tamador E.E. Angara, Ahmed A. Ismail (2011). Gastro-intestinal Parasites of Working Donkeys in Khartoum State, Sudan. Sud. J. Vet. Sci. Anm.  Vol. 50 (1 & 2) Pp. 178-186.
  35. Ibrahim1, A. M.; Ismail2, A. A.; Majid3, A. A.; Sidig4, H. S;. Osman5, M. E. and Rahman6, A. H. (2011).  Prevalence of camel trypanosmiasis and its effect on  PCV as health             indicator in the Sudan. U of K. J. Vet. Med. & Anim. Prod. Vol. 2, 1, Pp (138-150).
  36. E.  Angara, A. Ibrahim &A. Ismail (2011).The use of donkeys for transport: the case of Khartoum State, Sudan. Proceedings of Fifth International Conference on     Sustainable Development and Planning, 12 – 14 July 2011, New Forest, UK.
  37. Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Geysen D, Tamador E.E. Angara, Ahmed A. Isamail, Shadia M. (2011). Assessment of Prevalence and Molecular Characteristics of Piroplasma of Working Donkeys in Khartoum State, Sudan. Animal Production          Research advances. Vol 7 No 1. Pp 16-20.
  38. Tamador E.E. Angara; Ahmed A. Ismail; Abdalla M. Ibrahim (2011). The role of donkeys in income generation and the impact of endoparasites on their u of K. J. Vet. Med. & Anim. prod. Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. (65-89).
  39. Ibrahim, A. M.; Ismail, A. A.; Majid, A. A.; Sidig, H. S;. Osman, M. E. and Rahman, A. A. (2010). Packed Cell Volume (PCV) as indicator for camel trypanosomosis in the Sudan. Animal Production Research advances. Vol6 No 4. Pp 247-251.
  40. Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Geysen D., Ahmed A. Ismail, Shadia A. M. Lazim (2011). Dairy Cows Mortalities due to Babesiosis and Anaplasmosis in Khartoum State, Proceedings of European Buiatrics Forum, Palias de Faro, Marseille,        France from November 16th to 18th, 2011. P 145.
  41. Ibrahim M., Geysen D., Ahmed A. Ismail, Shadia A. M .Lazim (2010). Haemoparasites  Identification in Two Dairy Cattle Farms in Khartoum State with Reference of Babesia bigemina: molecular confirmation. Sudan J. Vet.       Res. 25: 37-42. Available at: sudanjvr.net/journal/46.pdf
  42. Abdelrahim I. Abdelrahim, Ahmed A. Ismail, Ali M. Abdelmajid, Ali M. Siddig, Abdalla M. Ibrahim, Maria Allsop and Marinda Oosthuizen (2009).  Molecular Detection of Babesi           cabali in one humped camel (Camelus         dromedaries). Sudan J. Vet. Res.24: 71-       
  43. Ismail, A.A.; Ibrahim, A.M.; Abdelmajid, A.M.; Siddig, H.S.; Gameel, A,A.; Abdelrahman, H.; Mahama, C.I. and Chizyuka, H.G. (2007). The susceptibility of Sudanese donkeys to Trypanosoma evansi Experimental Infection. Albuhuth journal, 11 (1): 107-129.