16 Facts About Yusuf Sulaiman

Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman was born on 30 January 1963 and is a member of the traditional ruling family of the Sokoto Caliphate who was a civil servant before entering politics in Nigeria.

Yusuf Sulaiman was appointed as Nigerian Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet.

Yusuf Sulaiman became Minister of Sports in July 2011 cabinet reshuffle.

Yusuf Sulaiman left office in December 2011 when he decided to run in the People Democratic party primaries for governorship of Sokoto State.

Yusuf Sulaiman is a member of the ruling dynasty of the Sokoto Caliphate.

Yusuf Sulaiman attended the Harvard university Flagship course on privatization, the public Enterprises management program in 1995.

Yusuf Sulaiman was at the Kellog School of Management's Executive Development program in, Harvard University Kennedy School's Senior Managers in Government Program, University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business program on managing critical resources, Cambridge Academy of Transport Shipping Insurance Course, Kellogg Graduate school of Management Certificate in the soul of Leadership Program.

Yusuf Sulaiman joined the Sokoto state service in September 1986 where he rose to the position of state director of industry in 1991.

Yusuf Sulaiman worked in various positions in both the state and the federal government since then.

Yusuf Sulaiman was appointed Executive Director at the National Maritime Authority of Nigeria in September 1999.

Yusuf Sulaiman became chairman and CEO of Afro investors limited, private Equity firm after resigning as federal minister in 2012.

Yusuf Sulaiman is the chairman of Afro investors Limited, a private Equity and venture capital firm.

Yusuf Sulaiman has remained in politics since leaving office in December 2011.

Yusuf Sulaiman is a major political force in Sokoto his home state.

Yusuf Sulaiman was appointed the Director-General of the APC campaign council in Sokoto State for both the Gubernatorial and presidential campaign in general election.

Yusuf Sulaiman directed and spearheaded a very successful campaign which produced all the three senators, nine out of eleven members of the house of representatives and sixteen out of thirty members of state house of Assembly.