13 Facts About Abdussamad Dasuki

Abdussamad Dasuki was born on 30 June 1978 and is a Nigerian politician, economist and businessman.

Abdussamad Dasuki is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party.

Abdussamad Dasuki had his primary education at Federal Staff School, Sokoto, from 1984 to 1990.

Abdussamad Dasuki was at NDA for three years before gaining admission into the University of Abuja.

Abdussamad Dasuki studied for a Bachelor's degree in Economics and graduated in 2004.

Abdussamad Dasuki obtained certificates including for Business Analysis at the Lagos Business School in 2008 and for Leaders in Development at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2013.

Abdussamad Dasuki is an Associate of the Nigerian Institute of Management, the National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria and the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria.

In 2006, Abdussamad Dasuki took up employment at Dangote Group, where he worked as a Corporate Business Manager until 2010 when he joined politics.

Tambuwal succeeded in retaining his position, and after he had decided to contest in the gubernatorial election, Abdussamad Dasuki sought to replace him.

Abdussamad Dasuki was sworn in as a Member of the House of Representatives on June 9,2015, and in October 2015, he was appointed Chairman of the House Committee on Navy.

In May 2016, following an increment in the pump price of petrol, Abdussamad Dasuki was drafted into an ad hoc committee on the deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector, which was mandated to establish modalities for ending the strike embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress.

In June 2019, Abdussamad Dasuki was named among the 26 nominees for the Sokoto State Cabinet by Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.

Abdussamad Dasuki was announced as Commissioner for Finance in the government, following his wealth of experience in both corporate and political roles, and as a trained economist.