Alhaji Yusuf Sulaiman was appointed Nigeria

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n Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, when Acting President Goodluck Jonathan

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 announced his new cabinet.

Sulaiman was born in Sokoto on 30 January 1963.
He obtained B.Sc Degree in Business Administration from Ahmadu Bello University

Ahmadu Bello University

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 (ABU), Zaria

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in 1986 and MBA from ABU in 1989. He joined the civil service, where he worked in various positions. Before being appointed Minister he was Chairman of the Governing Council of the National Teachers' Institute, Kaduna.

After being appointed Minister of Transport on 6 April 2010, Sulaiman said the Ministry was committed to transforming the shipping industry to comply with global best practices.