Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki is a Nigerian politician who served as the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development of Nigeria since 6 July 2022 till 29th May 2023.
15 Facts About Gbemisola Saraki
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Gbemisola Saraki served earlier as the Minister of State for Transportation from 2019 till she was moved by the President to the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development in 2022.
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Gbemisola Saraki is a sister of former Senate President of Nigeria, Bukola Saraki.
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Saraki was born on 3 May 1965 to Abubakar Olusola Saraki and Florence Morenike Saraki, her father was a leading senator in the Second Nigerian Republic and father of politics in Kwara State.
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Gbemisola Saraki attended the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom and earned a bachelor's degree in Economics.
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Gbemisola Saraki did her national service at the Nigeria Bank for Commerce and Industry, Lagos.
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Gbemisola Saraki worked for the Societe Generale Bank with the post of the Head of Money Markets and later as Head of Domiciliary Accounts.
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Gbemisola Saraki was elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 1999 under the umbrella of the All People's Party.
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Gbemisola Saraki ran under the umbrella of the People's Democratic Party, for the senate in 2003 and won the seat, representing the Central Senatorial District of Kwara State.
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Gbemisola Saraki re-contested in 2007 and won again, serving as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for eight years.
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At the Senate, Gbemisola Saraki chaired the Senate Committee on National Planning, Poverty Alleviation and Economic Affairs.
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Gbemisola Saraki acted as vice-chairperson of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Gbemisola Saraki defected to the All Progressives Congress in 2015.
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In February 2016, Gbemisola Saraki was appointed by President Muhammed Buhari as the Pro Chancellor and Chairperson of the Federal University, Otuoke, Bayelsa State.
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On 13 February 2017, Gbemisola Saraki was appointed as one of the 16-member committee to re-negotiate its 2009 agreement with the Academic Staff Union of Universities.