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Abdillahi | 'Abdillahi Nasir Jum'a was a Kenyan Shiite scholar who, after [[the Islamic Revolution in Iran]], became an intellectual leader of a group of Kenyan Shias. He was born in a Sunni family in Mombasa, Kenya, on 1 June 1932. | ||
In 1950, Nassir went to Zanzibar in Tanzania, where he studied in a Teacher Training College. He then returned to Mombasa, where he began teaching at the Arab Primary School and the Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education. | In 1950, Nassir went to [[Zanzibar]] in [[Tanzania]], where he studied in a Teacher Training College. He then returned to Mombasa, where he began teaching at the Arab Primary School and the Mombasa Institute of Muslim Education. | ||
In 1964, Abdillahi went to Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, where he cooperated with BBC as a supervisor of the Arabic-Swahili section. Since 1965, he was the editor-in-chief of the Swahili section of Oxford University Press, the East African Section. And from 1974 to 1977, he became the head of the East African Section of Oxford University Press. Before 1980, he returned to Mombasa. | In 1964, Abdillahi went to Nairobi, the capital city of Kenya, where he cooperated with BBC as a supervisor of the Arabic-Swahili section. Since 1965, he was the editor-in-chief of the Swahili section of Oxford University Press, the East African Section. And from 1974 to 1977, he became the head of the East African Section of Oxford University Press. Before 1980, he returned to Mombasa. | ||