Background
Hakeem, Yusuf Abdul was born on December 5, 1948 in Chattanooga. Son of Walter and Betty (Rucker) Pope.
Hakeem, Yusuf Abdul was born on December 5, 1948 in Chattanooga. Son of Walter and Betty (Rucker) Pope.
Graduate, Chattanooga State Technology College, 1970.
Spray painter, Mueller Company, Chattanooga, 1966-1971; service technician, General Electric, Chattanooga, 1971-1996; councilman, Chattanooga City Council, since 1990.
Board member Chattanooga Board Education, 1980-1990. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, since 1996, Chattanooga Neighborhood Enterprise, since 1991, Carver Recreation Center, since 1994, Bethlehem Center, since 1996, Challenger Space Center, since 1995. Town Municipal League, since 1998.
Married Baseemah Ifraj Thomas Hakeem, June 19, 1965. Four children.