Yusuf Sulaiman Politician

Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman (or Suleiman) (born 30 January 1963) is a member of the traditional ruling family of the Sokoto Caliphate who was a civil servant before entering politics in Nigeria. He was appointed Nigerian Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan announced his new cabinet. He became Minister of Sports in a July 2011 cabinet reshuffle. He left office in December 2011 when he decided to run in the PDP primaries for governorship of Sokoto State.

Personal facts

Yusuf Sulaiman
Birth dateJanuary 30, 1963
Birth place
Nigeria , Sokoto

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Office holder

office
Federal Minister of Sports
Federal Minister of Transport
successor
Bolaji Abdullahi

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