[1][2][3] He achieved high distinction in English studies in British India and taught many generations of students and scholars how western languages could be pursued to great educational advantage.
Ibrahim became the first muslim from Orissa province to qualify the prestigious Indian Civil Services Examinations in 1921, after which he was posted in Derhadun as a sub-divisional magistrate.
[5] He realised that the native Odia students faced a lot difficulties in understanding the nuances of English language as it was completely alien to them.
[8] He had participated in the 1930 salt satyagraha at Inchudi led by Gopabandhu Choudhury and had extended a helping hand to the nationalist workers during the civil disobedience movement.
Both his wives were the great granddaughters of Syed Shah Mehr Ali Alquadri Al Baghdadi, the famous Sufi saint of Bengal.