Ali Sheriff

Education

He attended Government Secondary School, Bama (1974–1979).

Career

He is Borno State"s first governor to serve two consecutive terms (2003–2011). In 2014, Sheriff defected to the People"s Democratic Party. He is currently the PDP National Working Committee Chairman, having been confirmed by the National Executive Committee and sworn-in in February 2016.

Ali Modu Sheriff was born in Ngala Town, Ngala Local Government Area, Borno State in 1956.

His father was the business tycoon Galadima Modu Sheriff. He attended the London School of Business, where he studied Insurance, Banking and Finance.

In 1981, he joined his father"s construction company as a Director, later becoming Managing Director. In 1985, he registered his first company.

His companies include Meroil Organisation and Union Chase.

Ali Modu Sheriff was elected Senator representing Borno Central on the platform of the United Nigeria Congress Party (UNCP) during General Sani Abacha"s military regime. After democracy was restored, in April 1999 he was again elected Senator, Borno Central on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP). He was re-elected in 2007 and sworn in on 29 May 2007.

In both cases, he defeated the PDP candidate Kashim Ibrahim-Imam.

He has been accused of being a sponsor to the Islamic sect Boko Haram by an Australian hostage negotiator Steven Davies.

Achievements

• In 2003, he ran for on the ANPP platform and won.

Membership

Though Sheriff had held two elected offices as a member of All Nigeria People"s Party, he would later join the All Progressives Congress becoming a founding member of the party. He was also a member of the Constitutional Conference and chaired the committee on states and local government.