Mall Ibrahim I. Mahmud hails from Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State, which equally happened to be his place of birth.  

After completing his Primary and Secondary Education, Mall Ibrahim gained admission into the Collage of Islamic Education, Islamic African Centre, Khartoum. He obtained his First Degree in Education (Arabic Language) from the International University of Africa, Khartoum, and thereafter earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Benue State University, Makurdi, after acquiring a Post Graduate Diploma in International Relations and Diplomacy from Kaduna Polytechnic.

Mall. Ibrahim started his civil service career with the Nasarawa State Government where he rose through the ranks to the post of Principal Admin Officer, before joining the service of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), in 2010. Currently he is an Assistant Director Administration in charge of Training and Staff Development Section.

Training is a continuing exercise aimed at achieving staff development through training and re-training to enhance performance for efficiency, effectiveness and higher productivity. The Training and Staff Development Section of NAHCON is responsible for all the training needs of the Commission, which can be categorized into Foreign, External and In-house.

He is happily married and blessed with children.