Ismail Mudashir (born 12 November 1980) is a Nigerian journalist and the current Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin CON.

[2] He studied Mass Communication at the Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State; Kaduna Polytechnic, Bayero University Kano; and Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, India, for his undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

[3] Mudashir started his journalism career in 2004 at New Nigerian Newspapers (NNN) in Kaduna.

Remarkably, he was appointed the role of Kaduna Bureau Chief in 2012, achieving this milestone just three years into his tenure with MTG.

[4] Mudashir served in several roles at Daily Trust, such as Deputy General Editor, Group Politics Editor, State House correspondent, and leader of the National Assembly team within the media group.