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. Sulaiman was born in Gusau on 30 January 1963.[1] He is a member of the ruling dynasty of the Sokoto Caliphate.He holds a B.Sc Degree in business administration from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (1986) and MBA (1989) from the same university. He attended the Harvard university Flagship course on privatization, the public Enterprises management program in 1995. He was also at the Kellog School of Management's Executive Development program in (2002), Harvard University Kennedy School's Senior Managers in Government Program (2001), University of Virginia Darden Graduate School of Business program on managing critical resources (2002), Cambridge Academy of Transport Shipping Insurance Course (2002), DEPUTY GOVERNOR : IBRAHIM WADA