Zulfat Suara
Zulfat Suara | |
|---|---|
| First Chair, Councilwoman At-Large, Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County | |
| Council president pro-tempore | |
| Assumed office September 2023 | |
| Councilwoman At-Large, Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County | |
| In office September 2019 – September 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dr. Rahaman Suara |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | The Polytechnic, Ibadan |
| Profession | Certified Public Accountant |
| Website | zulfatsuara.com |
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Zulfat Suara, is a Nigerian-American activist, businesswoman, and politician. In September 2019, she became the first Muslim to be elected to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and the first immigrant elected to an at-large position. She is also the first Muslim woman elected in the State of Tennessee and the first Nigerian-born woman elected to any political office in the United States.