Our council and constitution
The association has its own Central Executive Council (CEC) and Constitution, operating under the Movement’s Constitution and By-Law. Its National Executives coordinate its youth programmes.
FAITH · FELLOWSHIP · SERVICE
Anwar-Ul Islam Youth Association of Nigeria
The youth wing of Anwar-Ul Islam Movement of Nigeria, connecting young people through the association’s national leadership and mission youth wings.
OUR ASSOCIATIONOne association.
One association.
Connected across missions.
Anwar-Ul Islam Youth Association of Nigeria is the Youth Wing of the Movement. It has its own Central Executive Council (CEC), National Executives and Constitution. The association’s Constitution operates under the Movement’s Constitution and By-Law.
The association coordinates its programmes and oversees the activities of youth wings in all missions of the Movement, under the strategic oversight and coordination of the Movement’s Youth Affairs Committee.
A local place to belong
The association oversees youth wing activities across the Movement’s missions.
Guided by the Movement
The Youth Affairs Committee provides strategic oversight and coordination.
STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT & COORDINATIONThe Movement’s
The Movement’s
Youth Affairs Committee
The Movement’s Youth Affairs Committee provides strategic oversight and coordination for the Youth Association. The Committee is headed by its Chairman, Bro. Quadri O. Agbaje, the Movement’s 1st National Vice President.
Bro. Quadri O. Agbaje
Chairman, Youth Affairs Committee
1st National Vice President
STRATEGIC DIRECTIONYouth Affairs Committee
NATIONAL COORDINATIONYouth National Executives
MISSION PARTICIPATIONMission youth wings
MEET THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVES
Leadership in service.
The national team of the Anwar-Ul Islam Youth Association of Nigeria.
01National Chairman
Bro. Hashim Abdulbarry
Secretary General
Bro. Oyewumi A. Zikrullah
National Missionary
Imam Musbaudeen Aruna Elewi
National Financial Secretary
Bro. Olabode Afeez
National Treasurer
Bro. Ahmad Olowu
National Publicity Secretary
Bro. Quadril Olayiwola
National Education Secretary
Bro. Dhikrullahi Adigun
Assistant National Missionary
Ustaz Ridwan Imran
1st Assistant Secretary General
Bro. Yusuf Babalola
National Welfare Officer, Lagos
Bro. Habeeb Olaniyan
National Welfare Officer, Oyo
Bro. Gibrima Abdulraheem
National Welfare Officer, Osun
Sis. Imran Misturah Adebayo
National Ameerah
Sis. Amuda Suliat
National Ex-Officio I
Bro. Usman S. Akin
National Ex-Officio II
Bro. Idris Abdulsalam
PROGRAMMES & PARTICIPATION
Learn. Connect. Contribute.
Programmes and activities coordinated by the Youth Association.
The next opportunity to come together.
Programme announcements, dates and participation details will appear here once confirmed by the association.
Enquire about youth programmes →Be part of the association’s story.
Connect with your mission’s youth wing, take part in approved activities, or share a youth update for review.
OUR MISSION NETWORKNational purpose.
National purpose.
Local participation.
The association oversees the activities of youth wings in all missions of the Movement. Its National Executives provide national coordination while mission youth wings connect young people locally.
Use the Movement’s directory to find a mission’s published contacts and ask about its youth wing, participation and activities.
Find your mission 55 published mission profiles
55 missions listed. Contact your mission to ask about its youth wing.
Lagos MissionLagos State ↗Bariga MissionLagos State ↗Mainland MissionLagos State ↗Mushin MissionLagos State ↗Itire MissionLagos State ↗Agege MissionLagos State ↗Iju MissionLagos State ↗Ikorodu MissionLagos State ↗Igbogbo MissionLagos State ↗Ijede MissionLagos State ↗Agbowa MissionLagos State ↗Epe MissionLagos State ↗Abeokuta MissionOgun State ↗Ijebu-Ode MissionOgun State ↗Sagamu MissionOgun State ↗Oyo MissionOyo State ↗Ibadan MissionOyo State ↗Ogbomosho MissionOyo State ↗Igboho MissionOyo State ↗Iseyin MissionOyo State ↗Okeho MissionOyo State ↗Eruwa MissionOyo State ↗Ipapo MissionOyo State ↗Irawo MissionOyo State ↗Ago-Are MissionOyo State ↗Tede MissionOyo State ↗Saki MissionOyo State ↗Ikire MissionOsun State ↗Iwo MissionOsun State ↗Oluponna MissionOsun State ↗Ara MissionOsun State ↗Asa MissionOsun State ↗Ile-Ogbo MissionOsun State ↗Oba-Oke MissionOsun State ↗Offatedo MissionOsun State ↗Osogbo MissionOsun State ↗Ikare MissionOndo State ↗Benin MissionEdo State ↗Port-Harcourt MissionRivers State ↗Offa MissionKwara State ↗Kaduna MissionKaduna State ↗Zaria MissionKaduna State ↗Kano MissionKano State ↗Dambata MissionKano State ↗Sokoto MissionSokoto State ↗Kebbi MissionKebbi State ↗Yauri MissionKebbi State ↗Minna MissionNiger State ↗Suleja MissionNiger State ↗Tegina MissionNiger State ↗Serikin Pawa MissionNiger State ↗Wushishi MissionNiger State ↗Gombe MissionGombe State ↗Otu MissionOyo State ↗Funtua MissionKatsina State ↗
OUR HERITAGEA story of
A story of
faith and service.
The pioneer national leadership
The December 2023 newsletter remembers Alhaji M. A. Salau as AYAN’s pioneer National Chairman, working with Alhaji G. A. Yusuf as Secretary General and Alhaji T. A. B. Osho as Assistant Secretary General. The association’s updated records confirm his tenure as 1978–1983. A founding date has not been confirmed.
Newsletter, p. 1; names and tenure dates updated by the associationA second generation of national leaders
Alhaji G. A. Yusuf succeeded the pioneer Chairman, with then Bro. T. A. B. Osho serving as Secretary General. The newsletter places this second generation of national leadership in the 1980s and recalls that a general review of AYAN’s constitution was due during their tenure. The association’s updated records confirm his chairmanship as 1984–1990.
Newsletter, p. 1; names and tenure dates updated by the associationA revised framework for national service
The constitutional review took place in 1991 under the third National Chairman, Alhaji B.O.A. Agbaje. The newsletter describes a change from two-year to three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The association’s updated succession list records his tenure as 1991–1998.
Newsletter, pp. 1–2; names and tenure dates updated by the associationLeadership across the turn of the century
Alhaji S.O. Kazeem was elected National Chairman on 26 December 1998, with Bro. L. O. Fagbayi as Secretary General. He served one term, from 1998 to 2001, before handing over to Bro. Hakeem Asapetu at the Iseyin conference in December 2001.
Newsletter, pp. 2–4; names and tenure dates updated by the associationExperience, succession and leadership development
Bro. Hakeem Asapetu served as the fifth National Chairman from 2001 to 2007, followed by Alhaji O.F. Dawodu from 2007 to 2012. Bro. Ismail Abdullahi succeeded him as the seventh National Chairman; his tenure dates await confirmation. Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran served as the eighth National Chairman from 2017 to 2020.
The newsletter recalls officers gaining experience at branch, state and national levels, including leadership training at Ogbomoso during Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran’s chairmanship.
Newsletter, pp. 4–7; names and tenure dates updated by the associationFrom mission service to national leadership
The newsletter records Bro. Quadri Olalekan Agbaje’s progression from branch leadership in Ikorodu Division 1 to Secretary General under Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran, and then National Chairman. It also identifies him as the son of former National Chairman Alhaji B. O. A. Agbaje.
The association has separately confirmed his tenure as 2020–2025 and that he resigned as National Chairman following his appointment as the Movement’s 1st National Vice President. He now chairs the Movement’s Youth Affairs Committee, which provides strategic oversight and coordination for the Youth Association.
Newsletter, pp. 6–7; later tenure and Movement appointment supplied by the association; names and tenure dates updated by the associationHistorical context adapted from “Down Memory Lane”, Anwar-Ul Islam Youth Newsletter, Issue #001, December 2023, pp. 1–7. Chairmen’s names and tenures follow the association’s updated succession list. Bro. Ismail Abdullahi’s tenure dates remain awaiting confirmation. A founding date has not been confirmed.
PAST NATIONAL CHAIRMENGenerations of
Generations of
leadership and service.
Our past National Chairmen, from the pioneer leadership to the immediate past Chairman. Names and tenures follow the association’s updated records.
1st National Chairman
Alhaji M.A. Salau
1978 – 1983
Remembered as the association’s pioneer National Chairman. His first-generation national team included Alhaji G. A. Yusuf as Secretary General and Alhaji T. A. B. Osho as Assistant Secretary General.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, p. 12nd National Chairman
Alhaji G.A. Yusuf
1984 – 1990
Succeeded the pioneer Chairman. The newsletter places his national leadership in the 1980s, with then Bro. T. A. B. Osho serving as Secretary General.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, p. 1
3rd National Chairman
Alhaji B.O.A. Agbaje
1991 – 1998
Led the association during its 1991 constitutional review and served as the third National Chairman from 1991 to 1998.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 1–2
4th National Chairman
Alhaji S.O. Kazeem
1998 – 2001
Elected on 26 December 1998, with Bro. L. O. Fagbayi as Secretary General. He served one term and handed over in 2001.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 1–4
5th National Chairman
Bro. Hakeem Asapetu
2001 – 2007
Sworn in at Iseyin on 25 December 2001. He had previously chaired the Lagos Division 3 branch. Bro. Ismail Abdullahi served as his Secretary General.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 3–46th National Chairman
Alhaji O.F. Dawodu
2007 – 2012
Succeeded Bro. Hakeem Asapetu and served as the sixth National Chairman from 2007 to 2012.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 4–5
7th National Chairman
Bro. Ismail Abdullahi
Tenure dates awaiting confirmation
Succeeded Alhaji O.F. Dawodu. Associated with the Mushin branch, he had previously served as Assistant Secretary General and Secretary General. Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran served as Secretary General during his chairmanship.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 5–6
8th National Chairman
Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran
2017 – 2020
Succeeded Bro. Ismail Abdullahi after serving as Assistant Secretary General and Secretary General. He served one term, with Bro. Quadri Agbaje as Secretary General; the account links the end of his tenure to the Movement’s revised constitutional age provisions.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 6–79th National Chairman · Immediate Past
Bro. Quadri O. Agbaje
2020 – 2025
He resigned as National Chairman following his appointment as the 1st National Vice President of Anwar-Ul Islam Movement of Nigeria. The December 2023 newsletter names him as Bro. Quadri Olalekan Agbaje and records his earlier service as a branch Chairman in Ikorodu Division 1 and as Secretary General under Bro. Abdulrasheed Shokoti-Adeniran.
Name and tenure: updated association records. Historical context: Newsletter, pp. 6–7YOUR PLACE IN THE YOUTH ASSOCIATIONBring your purpose.
Bring your purpose.
Build our future.
For participation, mission youth activities and programme enquiries, contact the Youth Association directly.
AYAN National SecretariatAshafa Tijani Memorial High School, Iponri, Surulere, Lagos
Mobile: 08137954163 · 08153048171
Email: youth@anwarulislam.org
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