Yusuf Tuggar

The Honourable
Yusuf Tuggar
OON
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
21 August 2023
PresidentBola Tinubu
Preceded byGeoffrey Onyeama
Nigerian Ambassador to Germany
In office
September 2017 – 21 August 2023
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari
Bola Tinubu
Member of the
House of Representatives of Nigeria
from Bauchi
In office
5 June 2007 – 6 June 2011
Preceded bySulaiman Mohammed Nazif
Succeeded byAhmed Gololo
ConstituencyGamawa
Personal details
Born (1967-03-12) 12 March 1967
PartyAll Progressives Congress
(2013–present)
Other political
affiliations
ParentAbubakar Tuggar (father)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • diplomat
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Yusuf Maitama Tuggar OON (born 12 March 1967) is a Nigerian diplomat and politician who is the current Nigerian minister of foreign affairs. He served as the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany from 2017 to 2023. He was previously a member of the Nigerian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 representing Gamawa; and he ran twice for the office of the governor of Bauchi State.