Ibraheem A. KUKOYI hails from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, born to the family of Late Alhaj R.A and Alhaja S.A Kukoyi. He attended N.N.P.C Nursery and Primary School, Mosimi, Sagamu, Ogun State from 1987 to 1995, he proceeded to Methodist Comprehensive College, Ijoku, Sagamu and Ahmadiyya High School, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State between 1995 to 2000 and 2000 to 2001 respectively. He was admitted to the prestigious Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State in the year 2003 for his Bachelor’s Degree where he graduated with a second class honours (upper-division) in the Department of Home and Hotel Management in the year 2008. Dr. Kukoyi served as a National Youth Service Corps Member (Corper) in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department of the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State. He was admitted to the Postgraduate School of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti in the year 2010 where he was awarded a Master’sDegree in Recreation and Tourism. He also attended the prestigious University of Ibadan, Oyo State from the year 2012 to 2014 for another Master’s Degree in Tourism and Development where he graduated with a PhD grade. He was admitted back into the Postgraduate College of the University of Ibadan for his PhD programme in Tourism and Development and he graduated in the year 2021.

Ibraheem A. KUKOYI (PhD.) started his career as an academician at the prestigious Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Ekiti State where he was employed as a Graduate Assistant into the Department of Tourism and Events Management in the year 2010. He rose through the rank to the position of a Lecturer II before he voluntarily resigned from the service of ABUAD to join the Prestigious Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) in the year 2015. Dr. Kukoyi is currently serving FUNAAB as a Lecturer in the Department of Hospitality and Tourism (HTM), College of Food Science and Human Ecology (COLFHEC).

Dr. Kukoyi became an International Air Transport Association (IATA) certified Tourism Professional in the year 2014 and he is also a member of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Association of Nigeria (HATMAN).His research focus is sustainable tourism development and hospitality management. He has many research output published in reputable learned journals local and international.

Ibraheem Adesina KUKOYI is happily married to Hajia Kifayah Oluwatobi Kukoyi (Nee Adeleye) and the marriage is blessed with lovely children and unlimited favour from Allah.