The founder of the Muhyideen Association of Nigeria and the proprietor of the College is Sheikh Abdulla Jibril lmam Sahban.

Sheikh Sahban started his adult life as a successful trader in various commodities. By the late 1950s he abandoned his lucrative business to start working towards providing opportunities for educating both the young and the old. This was why he established a Women Adult Education Centre, which now has branches in various parts of Ilorin metropolis. Prominent women including some women commissioners benefited from these centers. Alhaji (Sheikh) Sahban later blended his Quranic Education with western education with the establishment of Nursery/Primary Schools which are still functioning today. He later added the College of Arabic and Islamic Studies offering virtually all the subjects being offered by other public colleges. Next, he also established the Muhyideen Secondary School in Ilorin which has been taken over by the State Government, and a Grade 2 Teachers College. This has been phased out in line with the Federal Government policy for Teachers' Colleges.

The Muhyideen College of Education, Ilorin was conceived in 2006 and brought to birth in 2007. With the provisional approval granted by the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), the Muhyideen College of Education started operation in 2007 to train Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) teachers.

Sheikh Sahban is well traveled. His Islamic faith has been greatly enhanced by his journeys to Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Malaysia, Morocco, as well as some West African countries and virtually all the States of Nigeria.

Alhaji Sahban invests energy, time, knowledge, faith and prayers in developing himself and the institutions he has founded.