Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Biography
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim is a businesswoman and politician from Nigeria. She previously worked as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prevention of Human Trafficking (NAPTIP).
She was appointed Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons in May 2021.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu swore her in as Minister of State for Police Affairs in August 2023, making her the first female Minister of Police.
She was reassigned as Minister of Women Affairs as part of a cabinet reshuffle on October 23, 2024.
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| Assumed office 23 October 2024 |
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| President | Bola Ahmed Tinubu |
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| Preceded by | Barr Uju Kennedy Ohanenye |
| In office 21 August 2023 – 23 October 2024 |
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| In office May 2021 – August 2023 |
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| Born |
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim April 19, 1980 |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Abuja, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Webster University, St. Louis Missouri (London Campus). |
| Occupation | Politician, businesswoman |
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Early Life and Education
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim grew up in Nigeria’s Abuja. Before going to Federal Government Girls College, Bwari, Abuja, for her secondary education, she completed her nursery and elementary schooling at Aruwa Nursery School in Abuja and Jabi Primary School (now LEA Primary School, Jabi).
She received her degree in sociology from the University of Abuja when she was 19 years old.
She graduated from Webster University with an MBA and an MA at twenty-one. She completed the required National Youth Service Corps at the Kaduna zonal office of NNPC.
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Career
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim began her career at Abuja Geographic Information Systems, or AGIS, before relocating to the UK and working in management, business, and human resources before earning her SAP certification as an HCM consultant. After joining Mary Kay, Sulaiman-Ibrahim rose to the position of senior sales director.
In September 2019, Nassarawa State Executive Governor Engr. A. A. Sule named her to the Nasarawa State Economic Advisory Council.
She served as a special consultant on strategic communication to Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the state minister of education.
For six months, from December 2020 to May 2021, she served as the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons.
She served as the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons’ Honorable Federal Commissioner.
She was nominated by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and sworn in as the Minister of State for Police Affairs in August 2023. She was moved to the position of Minister of Women Affairs on October 23, 2024, as part of a cabinet reorganization.
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim as Director-General of NAPTIP
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim was named director-general of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) by Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on December 1, 2020, to succeed Julie Okah-Donli for a four-year term.
She served as Director-General of NAPTIP for six months, from December 2020 to May 2021, after President Muhammadu Buhari decided to transfer to the National Commission For Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons Office as the Honourable Federal Commissioner.
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Personal Life
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim was born in Nigeria’s Plateau State city of Jos. She’s from Keffi, Nasarawa State, Nigeria. S. K. Danladi, her father, was an engineer and developer located in Abuja. Her mother is a teacher named Aishatu Sulaiman Danladi.
She is the second child in an eight-member household. Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim is married and has three children.
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim 10 Fun Facts
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim was born in Plateau State, but she spent the majority of her early years in Abuja, attending Jabi Primary School (now LEA Primary School, Jabi) for her elementary and nursery education and Aruwa Nursery School in Abuja.
At age 21, she held two master’s degrees: She earned a sociology degree from the University of Abuja at the tender age of 19. She earned an MBA and an MA from Webster University’s London Campus in St. Louis, Missouri.
Imaan completed her National Youth Service at NNPC in the Kaduna Zonal Office.
She is now finishing her Doctoral Security and Strategic Studies degree at the Nigeria Defence Academy.
Imaan started her career at Abuja Geographic Information Systems (AGIS). The AGIS mission entails implementing SDI (Spatial Data Infrastructure) for F.C.T. and computerizing spatially relevant procedures in select Federal Capital Development Agency departments and agencies.
Imaan is a co-founder and president of The Beehive Initiative, now known as the BumbleeBee Civic Initiative, a platform dedicated to fostering and mentoring politically active women while also raising grassroots civic awareness.
She was a senior sales director for Mary Kay Cosmetics and Skincare.
She was appointed Federal Commissioner of the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants, and Internally Displaced Persons Office in June 2021.
In September 2019, Nasarawa State Executive Governor Engr. A. A. Sule named her to the Nasarawa State Economic Advisory Council. She previously served as a special adviser on strategic communication to Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the state minister of education.
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has three kids and is married.
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Social Media
Instagram: @hfc_ncfrmi
Twitter: @ImmaculateIman
Imaan Sulaiman Ibrahim Instagram
Who is Iman Sulaiman?
Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim (fsi CIPD MSPSP, a Nigerian politician and businesswoman. She is a prominent worldwide professional with more than two decades of experience in the public, private, and development sectors.
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