Ibrahim IV Lefiami
| Ibrahim IV Lefiami | |
|---|---|
Ibrahim IV and his council at Kafela in 1823. The mai is seated inside the zanadir, a traditional wooden cage used when holding court. | |
| Mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire | |
| Reign | 1817–1846 |
| Predecessor | Dunama IX Lefiami |
| Successor | Ali V Minargema |
| Died | 1846 Kukawa, Bornu |
| Burial | Kukawa |
| Spouse | Delatu |
| Issue | Ali V Minargema |
| Dynasty | Sayfawa dynasty |
| Father | Ahmad Alimi |
| Mother | Lefiya |
Ibrahim IV (Ibrāhīm bin Aḥmad), called Ibrahim Lefiami, was the penultimate mai of the Kanem–Bornu Empire, ruling 1817–1846. Ibrahim served as little more than a ceremonial puppet ruler under the shehus Muhammad al-Amin al-Kanemi and Umar Kura. He attempted to reassert the traditional power of the mai twice, first in 1837 and then in 1846, but was killed during the second attempt. Ibrahim was only briefly succeeded by his son, Ali V Minargema, before the office of mai was abolished for good.