Sheikh Malam Ibrahim Khaleel is an Islamic scholar based in Kano State, Nigeria, who has expressed interest in running for governor of the state in the 2011 elections.When questioned on whether the current governor, Ibrahim Shekarau, supported Sheikh Khaleel, the Secretary of the Kano State chapter of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) said that the governor had not decided on any candidate. On 24 November 2007 Sheikh Ibrahim Khaleel became chairman of the Kano branch of the Nigeria Council of Ulama, an organization of Muslim religious leaders.